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‘EASY’ WIN FOR LAND OVER SEA WINCHELL, ASMUSSEN Having seen enough of the hind-quarters of a certain HAVE ANOTHER ‘RUNNER’ champion filly called Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) in each of her five most recent trips to the post, Reddam Racing LLC’s Land Over Sea (Bellamy Road) ventured beyond the confines of California for the second time in her career and punched her ticket to the GI Kentucky Oaks May 6 with a tough success in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks. “She ran so well,” commented trainer Doug O’Neill. “I loved where she was all the way around. It didn’t look like Adore wasn't going to give up the lead, so I got a little worried for a second that we were going to run second again to a nice filly. [Jockey] Johnny [Velazquez] kept after her and Land Over Sea loved the long stretch and really took advantage of it. So grateful for Reddams for giving me this filly and the opportunity.” Cont. p5

Gun Runner heads to Louisville a Louisiana Derby winner Hodges photography CALIFORNIA CHROME DAZZLES IN DUBAI The Winchell Family have teamed with trainer Steve Asmussen California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) won the G1 Dubai World for many a big-race success over the last several seasons, the Cup Saturday and became North America’s richest-ever vast majority of those courtesy of the sensational Tapit. It is, . however, a son of Candy Ride (Arg) that is taking the Winchells Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. and partners Three Chimneys Farm down the Triple trail in 2016, and in Gun Runner, the team will head up to Churchill Downs in the not-too-distant future with an improving horse and a live chance in the GI Kentucky Derby in six weeks’ time. Having never raced at a distance shorter than eight furlongs, Gun Runner overcame a slow pace in his Sept. 11 debut going the one-turn mile beneath the Twin Spires and hit the line hard to graduate by 3/4 of a length, then successfully took his show across Interstate 64 to Keeneland, where he knocked out a first- level allowance trying a two-turn route for the first time Oct. 17. He took the next logical step in a sloppy renewal of the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 28 and came calling from close range to lead into the final eighth of mile, but weakened from there to finish fourth to Airoforce (Colonel John), Mor Spirit (Eskendereya) and Mo Tom (Uncle Mo) in what has become one of the more productive races of all of 2015. On the surface, the task facing Gun Runner in his seasonal return in the GII Risen Star S. Feb. 20 looked tough, but he drove home a half-length winner from Forevamo (Uncle Mo) and it was onwards and upwards Saturday in the Big Easy. Cont. p3 Colt o/o Diamondsareforesta Filly o/o Dance Swiftly Filly o/o I’m Juliette Bred by Marula Park Bred by WinStar Farm Bred by Charles Deters

Louisiana Derby (G2) Winner & Classic-Placed Millionaire

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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GII LOUISIANA DERBY

Born to Run... Drawn gate one for this second start of the season, Gun Runner took full advantage and was perfectly covered up from third as Candy My Boy (Candy Ride {Arg}) led into the first corner in advance of Dazzling Gem (Misremembered), who entered the Derby on the back of two impressive scores in Arkansas. Still under a long hold from Florent Geroux as the half- mile went up in a modest :48.24, Gun Runner was asked to come after Candy My Boy leaving the three-eighths marker and ambled upside the longshot leader as they neared the of the long Fair Grounds stretch. Shaken up at the head of the lane, Gun Runner got a couple left-handed whips at the three- sixteenths pole, jumped back onto his left lead about 150 yards from home and held sway as Tom’s Ready made belated progress into second. Dazzling Gem looked destined to be off the board a furlong down, but rerallied inside of Forevamo to be a respectable third. “The good thing is he’s very easy to manage,” explained winning jockey Florent Geroux. “He is so easy to manage and has so many gears. He settles really nicely and when you ask him to go, he has a nice turn of foot. It’s great [to have a Derby horse]. Hopefully we can make a nice run the first Saturday in May.” Cont. p4

After missing out on a ride in last year’s aboard Louisiana Derby runner-up Stanford (Malibu Moon), Florent Geroux is headed back to Churchill with Derby winner Gun Runner | Hodges photography HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 10 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • MARCH 27, 2016

Louisiana Derby cont. Gun Runner is the first produce for his dam, a half-sister to The hard-luck story of the race was favored Mo Tom, who Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado), who annexed the found himself in a stretch predicament similar to the one he GII Hill ‘n’ Dale Molly Pitcher S. in 2011 before being purchased experienced when an unlucky third in the Risen Star. Towards by Ben Leon’s Besilu Stables for $3 million from the Ned Evans the back of the Louisiana Derby field early on, the scopey dark dispersal at the Keeneland November sale. Quiet Giant is the bay caught the eye while advancing on the turn, but jockey dam of a 2-year-old filly by Malibu Moon, a yearling Tapit filly Corey Lanerie opted for an inside run in the stretch, and the colt and was most recently bred back to that leading sire. was short of room on two occasions behind the weakening Candy My Boy. He finished well once out of jail, but could do no Saturday, Fair Grounds better than fourth. Trainer Tom Amoss did not mince words. TWINSPIRES.COM LOUISIANA DERBY-GII, $1,000,000, FG, 3-26, “I really thought he ran a prepared race and a great race, I was 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:51.06, ft. just puzzled as to why Corey went down to the rail,” said Amoss, 1--GUN RUNNER, 122, c, 3, by Candy Ride (Arg) who took the jockey off Crescent City Oaks winner Our Lady Allie 1st Dam: Quiet Giant (GSW, $405,389), by Giant's Causeway (Private Vow) two races later. “I just hope he didn’t hurt my 2nd Dam: Quiet Dance, by Quiet American horse. I am surprised. There were other choices and I don’t 3rd Dam: Misty Dancer, by Lyphard understand why he did what he did. Watching this was like going O-Winchell LLC & Three Chimneys Farm; to the schoolyard and watching your kid get beat up by another B-Besilu Stables, LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Florent kid. It’s so hard to something like that with all the Geroux. $600,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0, $906,920. Click preparation we do.” for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: For his part, Lanerie was willing to shoulder the blame. A+++ *Triple Plus*. “It was a bad ride and totally my fault,” he courageously admitted. “He came underneath me and I had more horse than I nbs graduate knew what to do with and I got him in trouble and went inside when I shouldn’t have. I doubt they’ll let me sit on him again. He’s a great horse.” HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 10 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • MARCH 27, 2016

2--Tom's Ready, 122, c, 3, More Than Ready--Goodbye Stranger, Fair Grounds Oaks cont. from p1 by Broad Brush. ($145,000 RNA Wlg '13 KEENOV; $145,000 Ylg A maiden victrix over the Del Mar turf course at second asking '14 FTSAUG). O-G M B Racing; B-Blackstone Farm LLC (PA); last July, the chestnut was a well-beaten third to Songbird in the T-Dallas Stewart. $200,000. GI Del Mar Debutante Sept. 5 and runner-up in the Kip Elser’s KIRKWOOD STABLES GI Chandelier S. Sept. 26 ahead of a non-threatening seventh- Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency place effort as a 7-1 gamble in the GI Breeders’ Cup 3--Dazzling Gem, 122, c, 3, Misremembered--Dazzler, by Juvenile Fillies Oct. 31. The Vindication. ($95,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Steve Landers Racing 23-1 third choice behind 1-20 LLC; B-Lisa Reynolds & Jennifer Feiner (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. Songbird in the GII Las $100,000. Virgenes S. Feb. 6, Land Over Sea rallied from second-last to complete an $8.40 exacta and she was doing the most Margins: 4HF, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 3.90, 30.50, 8.90. Hodges photography running late when 3 3/4 Also Ran: Mo Tom, Forevamo, Candy My Boy, lengths behind the Eclipse Award winner when last seen in the Greenpointcrusader, Conquest Windycity, Uncle Walter, Battery. GIII Santa Ysabel S. Mar. 5. Scratched: Zapperini. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the Midnight on Oconee (Midnight Lute), runner-up to Stageplay TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style (Curlin) in the Jan. 16 Silverbulletday S. and to Venus Valentine pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. (Congrats) in the GII Rachel Alexandra S. Feb. 20, led them into the first turn as the progressive Adore set up shop off the leader’s flank. Northwest Tale (Tale of Ekati) enjoyed the run of TDN TODAY the race from just in behind, while Land On Sea raced two from Headline News...... 10 pages the tail as a decent pace developed up ahead of her. Cont. p6

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Fair Grounds Oaks cont. Saturday, Fair Grounds Midnight on Oconee still led going well enough for Florent TWINSPIRES.COM FAIR GROUNDS OAKS-GII, $400,000, FG, Geroux as they hit the far turn, but John Velazquez had the chalk 3-26, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:44.74, ft. in high gear, though they were forced into a deep run on the 1--#@LAND OVER SEA, 122, f, 3, by Bellamy Road bend. Adore wrested command from Midnight on Oconee and 1st Dam: Belle Watling, by Pulpit looked every part a winner 2nd Dam: Polly Adler, by Housebuster approaching the furlong 3rd Dam: Honest and True, by Mr. Leader grounds, as Land Over Sea ($42,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP; $130,000 2yo '15 OBSAPR). looked one-paced. But, O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-Jack Swain (KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill; roused sharply inside the final J-John R. Velazquez. $244,000. Lifetime Record: MGISP, eighth of a mile, the O’Neill 8-2-4-1, $472,000. *1/2 to War Story (Northern Afleet), MGSP, runner hit another gear to $354,350. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. First SW report home a clear-cut from cross. Hodges Photography winner. Dream Dance, Brookdale Foaled, Raised and Sold unraced since crossing the Larkin Armstrong Bloodstock Mating line third in the GII Golden Rod S. Nov. 28, made good ground Purchased & Consigned by Victor Davila P 352.497.4036 from last and rallied strongly at the rail to just touch Adore out of second, then galloped out well. 2--Dream Dance, 122, f, 3, Afleet Alex--This Cat Can Dance, by “I was on the outside and I didn't want to come out of there Vindication. ($50,000 Ylg '14 FTKOCT). O-Stoneway Farm; rushing,” commented Velazquez. “She broke a little slowly B-George Waggoner Stables Inc. (KY); T-N Howard. $80,000. anyway, so I took advantage of that and saved some ground on 3--Adore, 122, f, 3, Big Brown--Cozshesaidso, by Empire Maker. the first turn. On the backstretch a horse was backing up, so I ($15,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC; went around that one and then by the three-eighths I was sitting B-Charles P. Merrick (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $40,000. third and from there it was all her. When I came down the lane, she switched leads and showed the quality she is and what she Margins: 4HF, NK, 3 3/4. Odds: 1.80, 23.20, 4.10. was chasing out in California.” Also Ran: Northwest Tale, Venus Valentine, Stageplay, Midnight A half-sister to War Story, who filled third spot behind On Oconee, Street Fancy. Click for Equineline.com catalogue- International Star (Fusaichi Pegasus) in the GII Louisiana Derby style pedigree, Equibase.com chart or TJIS PPs. on this program 12 months ago, Land Over Sea is also kin to the 2-year-old Cedar Rapids (Elusive Quality), a $175,000 Keeneland September yearling who just recorded his first breeze Saturday at San Luis Rey Downs. Belle Watling produced a filly by Curlin Jan. 27. Land Over Sea’s third dam is GI Kentucky Oaks placegetter Honest and True, herself the dam of champion Epitome. Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July graduate S’MAVERLOUS (Tiz Wonderful) takes out the GII New Orleans H.

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Saturday, Fair Grounds Margins: 2, NO, 2 3/4. Odds: 20.20, 2.40, 2.00. NEW ORLEANS H.-GII, $400,000, FG, 3-26, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m, Also Ran: Majestic Harbor, *Jessica's Star, Coup de Grace, 1:50.06, ft. Mobile Bay, Freestyler, Stormdriver, Ride On Curlin. 1--#@S'MAVERLOUS, 114, g, 6, by Tiz Wonderful *Jessica’s Star (Magna Graduate) finished second, but was 1st Dam: A. P. Petal, by A.P. Indy disqualified and placed fifth. 2nd Dam: Golden Petal, by Mr. Prospector Click for Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree, 3rd Dam: Hatton's Rose, by Buckpasser Equibase.com chart or TJIS PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- ($80,000 Ylg '11 FTKJUL). O-Gata Racing Stable LLC; Tipton. B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-M Maker; J-J Lezcano.$240,000. Making his seventh start off a $32,000 claim last September, Lifetime Record: 20-8-4-4, $514,716. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. S’maverlous sat up on the pace and kicked away in the stretch *Triple Plus*. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. to complete his transformation into a graded winner in Yearling purchase by STEVE SHAHINIAN Saturday’s GII New Orleans H. at the Fair Grounds. Haltered by these connections out of a 2 1/2-length success sprinting over the Belmont main track Sept. 11, the bay was *2--International Star, 119, c, 4, Fusaichi Pegasus--Parlez, by third in a pair of starts at Belmont Nov. 8 and in the Aqueduct French Deputy. ($85,000 Ylg '13 EASSEP). O-Kenneth & slop Dec. 2 before shipping out. Stabled for a time at Oaklawn Sarah Ramsey; B-Katharine M. Voss & Robert T Manfuso (NY); Park, S’maverlous was an even sixth in a second-level allowance T-Michael J. Maker. $80,000. over six furlongs Jan. 17, then relocated to this track and just EQB yearling purchase for the Ramseys • www.EQB.com missed when trying a two-turn route for the first time in his NY-BRED. WHY BREED ANYWHERE ELSE? nybreds.com career Feb. 8. He was green-lighted for this toughest test to date 3--Eagle, 119, c, 4, Candy Ride (Arg)--Sea Gull, by Mineshaft. following a 1 1/4-length success over an extended mile Mar. 3, O/B-W.S. Farish (KY); T-Neil J. Howard. $40,000. and was understandably lightly regarded in the markets. LANE’S END Bred & Raised New Orleans H. cont. p8 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 10 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • MARCH 27, 2016

Coup de Grace (Tapit) won the hop and coasted down towards Saturday, Fair Grounds the inside and soon had S’maverlous at his saddletowel as MUNIZ MEMORIAL H.-GII, $300,000, FG, 3-26, 4yo/up, Jessica’s Star (Magna Graduate) came up the fence to box-seat 1 1/8mT, 1:47.80, fm. that leading duo. Majestic Harbor (Rockport Harbor), last-out 1--TAKE THE STAND (ARG), 116, h, 5, by Not For Sale (Arg) winner of the GIII Mineshaft H., got a good spot in the 1st Dam: Taken Away (Brz) (SW & MG1SP-Arg), by Wild Event slipstream of the eventual winner from fourth. The Fox Hill 2nd Dam: Natividad (Brz), by Jules runner took them into the turn, but Jose Lezcano had 3rd Dam: Ravola, by Rahy S’maverlous ready to pounce and sent his mount to the front at O-Earle I. Mack LLC, Wachtel Stable & Brous Stable LLC; the five-sixteenths. Firmly at the head of affairs in upper stretch, B-Santa Maria De Araras (ARG); T-William I. Mott; J-Edgar S. the Mike Maker trainee kicked on nicely to put a couple of Prado. $180,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Arg, 12-6-2-1, lengths on his rivals and was never in serious danger thereafter. $317,631. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Jessica’s Star crossed the line second, but was demoted to fifth Werk Nick Rating: C+. after causing interference to Majestic Harbor at the midstretch 2--World Approval, 120, g, 4, Northern Afleet--Win Approval, by marker. Eagle got into a good spot from his wide draw and With Approval. O-Live Oak Plantation; B-Live Oak Stud (FL); saved ground down the back. He looked full of run into the lane, T-Mark E. Casse. $60,000. but lugged in past midstretch and rallied home, but far too late. 3--Closing Bell, 115, c, 4, Tapit--Rehear, by Coronado's Quest. “No complaints from me,” Maker said. “I got him last fall at ($400,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-WinStar Farm LLC; B-W. S. Farish Belmont. He’s bred for the distance. You take horses who are & Lazy F Ranch (KY); T-William I. Mott. $30,000. doing well, you hope they can run the way he did. We rolled the LANE’S END Bred, Raised & Sold dice and it paid off.” The winner, who hails from the female family of the solid grass Margins: 1 1/4, 1HF, NK. Odds: 8.00, 3.00, 6.60. horses Lear Spear (Lear Fan) and Australian Group 1 winner Also Ran: Chocolate Ride, Potomac River, Roman Approval, Moriarty (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), is kin to a 2-year-old filly of this Amigo, String King, Blarp, Change of Command. Scratched: year by English Channel and a yearling colt by Aikenite (Yes It’s True). Can'thelpbelieving (Ire). Cont. p9 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 10 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • MARCH 27, 2016

Muniz Memorial H. cont. me, my horse just leveled off again.” Rodolphe Brisset, assistant Take the Stand, a group winner in his native Argentina last to winning trainer Bill Mott, added, “We were not really February, became a graded stakes winner in the U.S. with a expecting to be on the lead today because there was a lot of wire-to-wire victory in Saturday’s GII Muniz Memorial H. The speed on paper, but the horse took [Prado] there again, same as 5-year-old missed by just a neck when second after setting the in Tampa, and he just took off at the quarter pole and was very pace in the Feb. 13 GIII Tampa Bay S. last time out and was impressive today.” Click for the Equibase.com chart, the making his sixth stateside start for Earle Mack, Wachtel Stable TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style and Brous Stable in New pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Orleans. Breaking from the inside in a field of Saturday, Santa Anita 11, Take the Stand SANTA ANA S.-GII, $200,000, SA, 3-26, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, quickly assumed control 1:48.82, fm. under Edgar Prado and 1--@TUTTIPAESI (IRE), 118, m, 6, by Clodovil (Ire) was in hand through 1st Dam: Ruby Ridge (Ire), by Acatenango (Ger) fractions of :23.54, 2nd Dam: Desert Frolic (Ire), by Persian Bold (Ire) :47.59 and 1:10.98. He 3rd Dam: Try to Catch Me, by Shareef Dancer

Take the Stand | skipped clear into the (€18,000 Wlg '10 GOFNOV; 12,000gns Ylg '11 TAOC; $490,000 Hodges Photography stretch and was RNA 5yo '15 FTKNOV). O-Valor Ladies, LLC; B-Mrs Eithne unchallenged to the Hamilton (IRE); T-William I. Mott; J-Christopher P. DeCarlo. wire. “He loved the lead last time and was happy,” Prado said. $120,000. Lifetime Record: SW-Ity & GISP-US, 17-7-2-3, “Unfortunately we got beat then. He was running every step of $495,929. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk the way today and drew off in the stretch. The first quarter we Nick Rating: A. were going pretty easy. We picked it up in the second quarter and he was doing it so easy. When they tried to come close to

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2--Glory, 118, f, 4, Tapit--Ki Maniere (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. Starting her career in Europe for trainer Marco Botti, ($260,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-Fox Hill Farms, Inc.; B-Patchen Tuttipaesi made her first three starts in America for conditioner Wilkes Farm, LLC (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer. $40,000. Graham Motion before being transferred to Mott in the fall of 2014. Off the board in her first three outings for this barn, the Consigned by GAINESWAY gray finished second to Recepta (Speightstown) in Saratoga’s De 3--Fresh Feline, 118, m, 5, Kitten’s Joy--Merry Me in Spring, by La Rose S. last August and faded to ninth behind that rival next Wekiva Springs. ($215,000 Ylg '12 KEESEP). O-Lazy F Ranch out in Belmont’s GIII Noble Damsel S. Sept. 19. Victorious next (Corbett); B-Mr. & Mrs. Robert Horton & Charles Middleton III out in the restricted Suffolk Downs Distaff Turf S. Oct. 3, she (KY); T-John A. Shirreffs. $24,000. followed with a win in Gulfstream’s South Beach S. Dec. 12 Margins: NK, 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 2.70, 3.50, 18.10. and was a wide-trip third last time in that venue’s GIII Marshua’s Also Ran: Nashoba's Gold, Her Emmynency. Scratched: Nancy River S. Jan. 9. From Nairobi (GB). Click for Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree, Equibase.com chart or TJIS PPs. Tuttipaesi came seemingly out of nowhere in the final strides DANZING CANDY FIRES BULLET to score her first graded victory in the Santa Ana. Cross-entered ‘TDN Rising Star’ Danzing Candy (Twirling Candy), wire-to- in the New Orleans Ladies S. at Fair Grounds, she was installed wire winner of the GII San Felipe S. in his most recent trip to the as the second-choice while breaking from the outside post in post Mar. 12, tuned up for the Apr. 9 GI Santa Anita Derby this short field of five. Breaking slowly, the gray was quickly Saturday morning, working five furlongs in a bullet :58.60. It was settled into stride by Chris the fastest of 54 works at the distance, for which the average DeCarlo and ran alongside time was 1:01.47. Nashoba’s Gold (Smart Strike) “I didn’t want to go quite that fast,” admitted trainer Cliff Sise at the back of the pack Jr. “I wanted to go in through an opening quarter like a minute and in :24.50 and a half in :48.51. change, but he got Three wide on the outside of some air in him today.” the tightly-bunched quintet Tuttipaesi | Benoit Photo Working in the on the backstretch, the company of the 6-year-old was taken inside of longshot Fresh Feline approaching Richard Baltas-trained the turn and was forced to check a bit off the heels of leaders Far Out Kailee Glory and favored Her Emmynency (Successful Appeal). (Summer Bird), Screaming for room while blocked in behind those runners as Danzing Candy, who Danzing Candy | Benoit photo Glory attempted to go on with it in the lane, Tuttipaesi eagerly races as a homebred surged through a small seam in the final sixteenth to score. for Farms, was timed in :22.80 for the opening quarter-mile Glory held second over Fresh Feline and Nashoba’s Gold ran on and :46.40 for the half before galloping out in 1:12 flat. for fourth over a fast-fading Her Emmynency. It was the second Also working for the Santa Anita Derby were Exaggerator graded win of the day for Hall of Famer Bill Mott, who captured (Curlin) and Smokey Image (Southern Image), third and fifth in the Fair Grounds’s GII Mervin Muniz Memorial H. with Take the the San Felipe, respectively. Exaggerator went in fractions of :24 Stand (Arg) (Not For Sale {Arg}). Mott also won races at flat for a quarter, three-eighths in :36 and a half in :48.60. He Gulfstream, including the Sanibel Island H. with GSW Harmonize finished five furlongs in 1:00.40 beneath Kent Desormeaux and (Scat Daddy). galloped out in 1:13.80. “[Chris DeCarlo] did a good job,” said Riley Mott, son and “It was a normal work and he did it easily,” trainer Keith assistant to the winning conditioner. “She was in tight turning Desormeaux said. “No complaints.” for home but was pretty valiant. I wasn’t sure [she would get Smokey Image, who lost his unbeaten record in the San Felipe, there] until 100 yards from the line, when she got out. I know went five furlongs in :59.60. she’s game. She showed it in her previous races. This was a pretty special win.” REGIONAL REPORT Sunday • March 27, 2016 SANIBEL ISLAND H., $75,000, GP, 3-26, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:34.68, fm. 1--HARMONIZE, 122, f, 3, by Scat Daddy 1st Dam: Mesa Fresca, by Sky Mesa Saturday’s Results: 2nd Dam: Mayan Maiden, by Lyphard CUTLER BAY S., $75,000, GP, 3-26, 3yo, 1mT, 1:34.74, fm. 3rd Dam: Chic Shirine, by Mr. Prospector 1--#GIANT RUN, 116, c, 3, by Giant’s Causeway ($80,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Larkin Armstrong; B-Jack Swain 1st Dam: Who Did It and Run (MGSW, $325,756), by (KY); T-William I. Mott; J-Junior Alvarado. $43,710. Lifetime Polish Numbers Record: GSW, 5-3-1-0, $210,310. 2nd Dam: I'm Harriet, by Diesis (GB) Foaled, Raised and Sold by Brookdale 3rd Dam: I'm Well Bred, by Cormorant *2--Shake Down Baby, 120, f, 3, Wando--Megavista, by ($200,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Robert C. Baker & William L. Medaglia d'Oro. (C$5,000 Ylg '14 CANSEP). O-Cheyenne Mack; B-Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds, LLC (MD); T-Thomas Stables LLC; B-Gustav Schickedanz (ON); T-Christophe Clement. Albertrani; J-Joe Bravo. $45,570. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-0, $14,100. $117,310. *1/2 to American Victory (Victory Gallop), SW. Registered Ontario-Bred/CTHS Grad Hidden Brook Sales Graduate 3--Lira, 120, f, 3, Giant’s Causeway--Lerici, by Woodman. 2--Highland Sky, 116, c, 3, Sky Mesa--Kristi With a K, by ($170,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Mathis Stable LLC; B-Tada Petionville. O-Joyce Young & Gerald McManis; B-Bonner Nobutaka (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $7,050. Young (KY); T-Barclay Tagg. $14,700. Consigned by GAINESWAY Margins: 3/4, HD, 2HF. Odds: 2.00, 5.20, 1.90. 3--Abbot, 116, c, 3, Langfuhr--Saintly Sister, by Saint Liam. Also Ran: Pancake, First Girl, Sky My Sky, *Rontos Lily, Pulled the O-Stone Farm; B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Christophe Clement. $7,350. Goalie, Melody Croon, Silky Girl, Queen of Silence. Scratched: Margins: 1 1/4, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 2.20, 2.60, 3.80. Hold On Momma. *Rontos Lily finished second, but was Also Ran: Ousby, Cave Johnson, Applicator, Duffle Bag. disqualified and placed seventh. Scratched: Highly Prized (GB). Harmonize, one of the leading 2-year-old turf fillies last year, Giant Run had shown speed in his first two starts over dirt, but made an impressive return to the races to kick off her blossomed when switched to turf last fall at Belmont, running a sophomore season in style. The filly graduated with a four- big-figure second while setting a fast pace Oct. 18. Fifth in an length victory in the P G off-the-turfer next out Dec. 5, the chestnut colt broke his Johnson S. over the Saratoga maiden on the front end over lawn last September and circled the Hallandale turf Jan. 2, the field to just get on top in the holding off highly regarded Oct. 7 GIII Jessamine S. at Inspector Lynley (Lemon Drop Keeneland. She was last seen Kid) to score. Stepping up finishing seventh, beaten just into stakes company Feb. 27, 3 3/4 lengths in the GI Breeders’ he further established his Harmonize | Leslie Martin Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Oct. 30. quality by finishing a game Harmonize hopped at the break and was shuffled back to race second at 9-1 in the GIII Palm Beach S. Breaking sharply as near the back of the pack. She sliced her way through a host of Giant Run | Coglianese the heavy favorite here, Giant rivals in upper stretch and powered to the lead in the final Run went two-wide into the strides. Breeder Jack Swain III enjoyed a nice daily double, clubhouse turn and quickly took up his usual spot on the engine, having also bred GII Fair Grounds Oaks heroine Land Over Sea dictating comfortable splits of :24.26 and :48.10. Pushed along (Bellamy Road). Rontos Lily (Big Drama), who crossed the wire by Abbot heading into the far turn, the chalk was put to a drive second, was moved down to seventh after an erratic stretch run. and successfully turned back that foe by the top of the stretch. Mesa Fresca, a half to the dam of multiple graded stakes winner Accelerating to open up a clear lead by the eighth pole, he had Al Khali (Medaglia d’Oro) and graded stakes placed Japan plenty left to hold off the late challenge of second choice (Medaglia d’Oro), produced a colt by Animal Kingdom in 2015 Highland Sky and tally his first stakes win. The winner’s dam was and was bred back to Scat Daddy. The winner is also from the a turf specialist on the shore, winning multiple stakes, family of Grade I winners Somali Lemonade and Verrazano. Click including the 1998 GII Jersey Derby S. over males. She most for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- recently dropped a foal by Flatter in 2015. Click for the Tipton. 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6th-GP, $40,000, Msw, 3-26, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.39, ft. first quarter in :23.80 and a half in :47.87, he encountered a LADY CONSTANCE (f, 3, Bellamy Road--Jewel for a King, by strong bid from 7-10 chalk War Order (War Front) at the head of Storm Cat) finished last first out for Archibald Kingsley, Jr. at the the far turn, losing the lead for the majority of the bend before Spa in August, and didn’t fare much better when a distant 11th re-rallying gamely into the stretch. He soon rebuffed the in the Churchill slop for this barn Nov. 28. Showing a quick series challenge of the favorite and opened clear past the sixteenth- of works at Palm Meadows in the interim, the $97,000 KEESEP pole, holding off a late bid from 7-1 Archanova (Archarcharch) to yearling pressed well-backed Bill Mott firster Her (Street Boss) prevail by a length. War Order checked in third. Sales History: and blew by that rival in the lane to post a 28-1 upset by $95,000 RNA Ylg '14 FTKJUL; $82,000 RNA Ylg '14 EASSEP; 3 1/2 lengths. The winner’s unraced dam, a daughter of $75,000 RNA 2yo '15 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, champion Jewel Princess (Key to the Mint), was acquired for $20,665. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored $50,000 at the 2012 Keeneland November sale while carrying by Fasig-Tipton. Lady Constance. She produced an Eye of the Leopard filly in O-Secure Investments; B-Baugh 2002 (KY); T-Justin J. Nixon. 2014 and a daughter of Oxbow last year, and was bred back to a third-straight Calumet inmate in Raison d’Etat. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $24,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. TODAY’S INSIGHTS O-Trade Winds Farm; B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Dale L. Romans. 3rd-FG, $41K, Msw, 3yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 2:27 p.m ET Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC’s MUNDY ROAD (Lonhro {Aus}) 7th-GP, $40,000, Msw, 3-26, 3yo, 7 1/2fT, 1:30.19, fm. looks to get off the mark in this turf contest. Out of the versatile MIGHTY MO (c, 3, Uncle Mo--Flowers Athefinish, by Grand Affluent (Affirmed), who scored four times at the highest level, Reward) debuted with a fifth-place effort going 1 1/16 miles split evenly between dirt and turf, the Janis Whitham-bred is a over the Saratoga lawn last August for trainer Todd Pletcher. Making his first start for Bill Mott off a strong series of works at half-sister to SW and GSP Magic Hour (Awesome Again). The Payson Park, the bay colt rushed up from his outside post and Whithams raced Mundy Road’s third dam, multiple U.S. angled to the rail to take up a stalking position going into the champion Bayakoa (Arg) (Consultant’s Bid), after purchasing her first turn. Racing under a snug hold down the backstretch, the privately following her top-level wins in Argentina. Fellow 3-1 shot took the lead turning for home and held sway by a Whitham homebred Fort Larned (E Dubai), out of a half-sister to length over Sir Dudley Digges (Gio Ponti) despite drifting slightly Affluent, landed the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park into that favorite’s path in the dying strides. Mighty Mo was a in 2013. TJCIS PPs $100,000 FTSAUG yearling and $160,000 OBSMAR juvenile. His dam, Flowers Athefinish sold carrying a full-sibling for $65,000 7th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 3:35 p.m. ET at last year’s Keeneland November sale. Her weanling filly by Christophe Clement sends out Payson Stud homebred last year’s leading freshman sire brought $50,000 at that same SWEETBABY (Candy Ride {Arg}) in this career bow. A daughter auction. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $26,490. Click for the of GI Del Mar Oaks victress Rutherienne (Pulpit), herself a full- Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. sister to GSW Ruthenia, the dark bay has accumulated a hefty O-Jake Ballis & Rashard Lewis; B-Machmer Hall (KY); T-Bill Mott. worktab at Payson Park, including a five panel breeze in 1:03 2/5 BRED BY, FOALED AND RAISED AT MACHMER HALL (4/8) Mar. 19. Never to be discounted, especially over the grass, SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations Chad Brown saddles Take These Chains (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) for John Gunther and Eurowest Bloodstock Services. A half-sister to G1 Premio Vittorio di Capua second-place finisher Broken & Trained at SBM Training & Sales (Susan Montanye) Bookrunner (Tiznow), Take These Chains is out of GSW and GISP Take the Ribbon (Chester House). Assembly (Candy Ride {Arg}) joins the fray for Bill Mott and owner/breeder Juddmonte 3rd-TAM, $20,000, Msw, 3-26, 3yo, 1m 40y, 1:43.51, ft. Farms. Out of French Group 1-placed Conference Call (GB) BEAVER TRAPPER (c, 3, Trappe Shot--Tenshi, by Elusive (Anabaa), Assembly is a half-sister to G1SP Teletext (Empire Quality), a quality second on debut Nov. 20 over the Woodbine Maker), from the same family as Danehill. Stablemate Aussie synthetic despite bearing out on the turn, spent almost four Awakening (Lonhro {Aus}), representing Parting Glass Stable, months on the bench after that effort and finished a wide fifth sprinting over this track Mar. 12. Stretching out to two turns and also faces the starter for the first time. She is a half-sister to adding blinkers at 5-1 in this spot, the $48,000 FTKFEB buy GSW Recapturetheglory (Cherokee Run). TJCIS PPs bobbled a bit at the break, but punched through along the rail to --Heather Anderson grab the lead around the first turn. Showing the way through a Regional Report • PAGE 3 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • March 27, 2016

6th-AQU, $60,000, Msw, 3-26, 3yo, 6f, 1:11.98, ft. AT GUARD (c, 3, Mineshaft--Lady On Holiday {SP, $145,452}, by Harlan's Holiday) was third on debut going five furlongs at Parx Saturday’s Results: Feb. 27. The 9-2 shot pressed the pace through fractions of CICADA S., $118,750, AQU, 3-26, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:12.08, ft. :22.93 and :46.72 before surging to the lead with a furlong to 1--LOST RAVEN, 120, f, 3, by Uncle Mo run and drawing clear to score by 3 1/2 lengths. Favored Dark as 1st Dam: Elusive Raven, by Elusive Quality Midnight (Midnight Lute) was second. At Guard was a $70,000 2nd Dam: Summer Raven, by Summer Squall KEESEP yearling and an $80,000 OBSAPR juvenile. His dam, a 3rd Dam: Rahy Rose, by Rahy half-sister to graded stakes winner Bold Start (Jump Start), O/B-Repole Stable (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Manuel Franco. produced a filly by Arch in 2015 and a colt by Bernardini this $75,000. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-1, $200,350. year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $41,500. 2--Takrees, 117, f, 3, Daaher--Uroobah, by Dynaformer. O-Team D; B-Nordic Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Anthony W. Dutrow. O/B-Shadwell Farm, LLC (KY); T-Kiaran P. McLaughlin. $25,000. 3--Anydayismyday, 116, f, 3, Afleet Alex--Noelle Rose, by Lion Heart. ($3,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Joseph Lowe; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Edmund Pringle. $12,500.

Margins: NK, 3/4, 1. Odds: 9.90, 5.40, 26.25. Also Ran: Constellation. Saturday’s Results: Lost Raven, winner of the Smart Halo S. at Laurel in her second PRIMONETTA S., $75,000, LRL, 3-26, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.84, ft. trip to the post last November, concluded her juvenile campaign 1--LADY SABELIA, 118, m, 6, Majestic Warrior--Terra Maria, by with a fifth-place effort in the Nov. 28 GII Demoiselle S. The bay Citidancer. O-Mrs. Frank P. Wright; B-Frank P Wright (KY); filly opened 2016 with a runner-up effort in the Jan. 16 Marshua T-Robin L. Graham; J-Horacio Karamanos. $45,000. Lifetime S. and was third in the Jan. 31 Busanda S. She was cutting back Record: GSW, 20-11-3-4, $740,465. to six furlongs off a fifth-place effort in the 1 1/16-mile Busher S. 2--Disco Chick, 118, m, 5, Jump Start--Disco Flirt, by Disco Rico. Feb. 27. Lost Raven bobbled slightly leaving the gate, but O-Freedom Acres Inc.; B-Y. Jerry Kolybabiuk (PA); T-Mario recovered quickly and rushed to take the early lead. She was pressed by prohibitive 1-10 favorite Constellation (Bellamy Serey, Jr. $15,000. Road) through fractions of :23.43 and :46.39. The favorite began 3--Sweet On Smokey, 120, f, 4, Successful Appeal--Clochard, by to toil at midstretch and Lost Raven scampered clear before Devil's Bag. ($20,000 2yo '14 OBSAPR). O-BB Horses; B-Tom grimly holding off the late-rushing Takrees and Anydayismyday. McCrocklin & Frank Mermenstein (KY); T-Claudio A. Gonzalez. “She’s a nice filly; she tries hard every time and she did it $7,500. today,” said winning rider Manny Franco. “Every time she’s run, Margins: HF, 2 3/4, 1. Odds: 0.60, 8.30, 6.90. she’s given me all she had. I knew the distance today is perfect Also Ran: Love Came to Town, Raging Smoke, Dallas Cowgirl, for her and I was really comfortable with her. I don't think she Court Dancer. Scratched: Flattering Bea. wants to go the long distances and six furlongs is really good for Lady Sabelia, winner of the 2015 GII Barbara Fritchie H., her.” Byron Hughes, assistant to winning trainer Todd Pletcher, romped in Belmont’s Pumpkin Pie S. Nov. 1 and followed suit agreed the cut-back was key to the victory. “I think [the shorter with a win in this venue’s Willa On The Move S. a month later. distance] helped,” Hughes said. “She probably doesn't want to Third when attempting a title defense in the Barbara Fritchie go that far. The six furlongs was good. We kind of took some Feb. 13, the chalk was a two-wide fifth through the initial stages shots there [around two turns], but I think we’re finding her and tugged her way to the front just after an opening quarter in rhythm and this was a really good spot.” Constellation, making :22.79. Pressing Disco Chick through a half in :45.88, the dark her first start since a 10-length win over track and trip in the bay determinedly ran down that rival in the final furlong for a Jan. 17 Ruthless S., sputtered home fourth in the four-horse narrow victory. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, field while drifting out late. “I broke good and I was where I sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. wanted to be,” said Jose Ortiz. “I thought my horse responded to me well, but so did the other filly and she won. I just couldn’t do it today.” From a $480,028 pool, $456,617 was bet on Constellation to place. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. big, bold and brilliant Stonetastic posts dominant victory in the Grade 2 Inside Information Stakes

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On the heels of one of his two year olds selling for $250,000 at the OBS March Sale, MG2SW Stonetastic ($629,862), Contact Garrett O’Rourke or Erin Frey 3082 Walnut Hill Rd. • Lexington, KY 40515 coming off a 5 length stakes win, dominated a strong field (859) 272-7629 • fax (859) 272-5361 in the Grade 2 Inside Information Stakes at Gulfstream Park, www.juddmonte.com drawing clear in the stretch to prevail by 3 3/4 lengths. LGB, LLC 2016 / Photo: Horsephotos.com Regional Report • PAGE 4 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • March 27, 2016

Friday Night’s Results: Will Munnings was eighth in his next start there Feb. 7 with 3rd-CT, $24,000, Alw, 3-25, (NW2LX), 3yo/up, 4 1/2f, :52.60, ft. significant trouble on the backstretch, then broke through his HOT CORNER (g, 4, Macho Uno--Thorn Flower, by Montjeu first-level allowance condition last time by a determined head {Ire}) led every step of the way to post a 3/4-length graduation Feb. 28. Venturing back into stakes waters here, the dark bay in a sloppy course-and-distance test Feb. 3, but was no better broke like a rocket from his outside post and set up shop four than the third choice at 5-1 to put them back to back. Pressing deep on the early pace from second through a hot opening quarter in :21.85, the dark through a quarter in bay collared the pacesetter in early stretch and spurted clear to :21.84. As two of the a 1 1/4-length success over C.D. Jammin (Bop). Sales history: speed actors dropped $22,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP; $60,000 2yo '14 OBSAPR. Lifetime away, he sidled up Record: 2-2-0-0, $28,080. Click for the Equibase.com chart or alongside Cataroux VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. (Tale of the Cat) on his O-Rockingham Ranch; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding own power heading (KY); T-Jeff C. Runco. into the turn and kicked away from that foe, spinning for home Will Munnings | Coady past a half in :45.20. Powerfully drawing away from the field, he was never threatened thereafter in this Saturday’s Results: career-best performance. “We couldn’t find a non-winners of GAZEBO S., $100,000, OP, 3-26, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.92, ft. three for him, so we figured we would step him up in this spot 1--#WILL MUNNINGS, 119, c, 3, by Munnings and see what kind of horse he is,” said trainer William “Jinks” 1st Dam: The Schvagen, by Matty G Fires. “It worked out good for us. We were happy with the way 2nd Dam: Mea, by Dayjur he was coming into this race and thought he had a big chance. 3rd Dam: Meafara, by Meadowlake He’s really stepped it up in his last two races. I’m not sure where ($75,000 Ylg '14 FTKJUL; $80,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR). O-Xpress we will go next with him. We will look at our options and take it Thoroughbreds LLC.; B-Buck Pond Farm, Inc. (KY); T-William H. from there.” Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, Fires; J-Jon Kenton Court. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 9-3-2-0, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. $169,880. Broken and Trained by Randy Bradshaw CRESCENT CITY DERBY, $75,000, FG, 3-26, (S), 3yo, 1 1/16m, 2--Entertainer, 118, c, 3, Malibu Moon--Cherokee Queen, by 1:46.33, ft. Cherokee Run. ($275,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-William S. Sparks; 1--#CLASSY BIRD, 122, c, 3, by Birdstone B-Doug & Felicia Branham (KY); T-Ron Moquett. $20,000. 1st Dam: Classy Aly, by Sky Classic 2nd Dam: Majestic Folly, by Alydar 3--Force It, 117, c, 3, More Than Ready--Force One (GB), by 3rd Dam: Royal Folly, by Tom Fool Dansili (GB). O-Kenneth E. Fishbein; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); ($16,000 Ylg '14 TEXOCT). O-Norman Stables LLC; B-Allen T-Cheryl Winebaugh. $10,000. Guillotte (LA); T-Lonnie Briley; J-Francisco C. Torres. $45,000. Margins: 1 3/4, 2, 1 1/4. Odds: 2.40, 2.90, 5.50. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $77,510. *1/2 to Classy Deelites Also Ran: Mud Light, Cataroux, Cash Bonus, Taylors Angiel, Silver (Afternoon Deelites), MSW, $374,240. Doddge. 2--Extra Credit, 122, c, 3, Proud Citizen--Sunny Isles, by Stormy Will Munnings was bet like a good thing in his debut last Atlantic. O/B-Richard & Bertram Klein (LA); T-Brad H. Cox. August, scoring at 8-5 sprinting over the turf at Ellis, but followed that win up with a non-threatening fourth in the $15,000. GIII Arlington-Washington Futurity S. A neck second sprinting on 3--Ekati Warrior, 122, g, 3, Tale of Ekati--Cherokee Miss, by the Kentucky Downs turf Sept. 16, the dark bay checked in Cherokee Colony. O/B-Carl Schexnayder & Harold Babineaux fourth in his dirt debut at Churchill Nov. 1 and was off the board (LA); T-Keith G. Bourgeois. $8,250. next out in the Sugar Bowl S. on the Fair Grounds main Dec. 19. Margins: 1, 2, 3. Odds: 17.60, 3.40, 12.80. He found his game when shipped to Hot Springs, however, Also Ran: Mageez, Hunker Down, Sea Vow, Chattanoogan, Great running a solid second Jan. 16 behind GII Rebel S. runner-up Value, Mick, John's Luck, Half Cajun, Icy Gentleman. Scratched: Whitmore (Pleasantly Perfect). Ole Skip Rope. Cont. p5 Regional Report • PAGE 5 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • March 27, 2016

Crescent City Derby cont. Romping by 6 1/2 lengths last time in an open allowance at Classy Bird finished second in his career bow sprinting against Delta Downs Feb. 26, the bay was gunned to the lead by James $25,000 state-bred maiden claimers here Nov. 29 and went Graham and ticked off opening splits of :23.76 and :47.92 from box-to-wire to graduate by 7 3/4 lengths next out in a one-mile the rail while under a tight maiden special for LA-breds over this strip Jan. 7. Third when hold from her rider. Sunny facing winners for the first Oak drew even with the time in another state-bred pacesetter approaching the test last time Feb. 18, the bay bend, but Our Lady Allie had was completely dismissed by plenty left in the tank and the bettors in this black-type easily cruised clear when bow, where he was drawn given her head to win for fun. widest of all in post 13. Off a Our Lady Allie | Hodges Photography Jockey Corey Lanerie was Classy Bird | Hodges Photography step slower than the rest, the originally assigned to ride the bay caboosed the field while winner, but Amoss replaced him with Graham at the last minute running two wide through early fractions of :23.65 and :47.31. after a controversial ride on fourth-place finisher Mo Tom With just two rivals beat turning for home, Classy Bird was (Uncle Mo) in the GII Louisiana Derby two races prior. Click for trapped in behind a wall of rivals in early stretch, forcing the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Francisco Torres to be creative. Weaving his way between rivals, the sophomore tipped to the outside to take on Extra Credit SOUTHERN PARK S., (NB) $75,000, MVR, 3-26, (S), 3yo, f, 6f, once in the clear and surged past that rival late to score. Click 1:14.55, ft. for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- 1--BAREFOOT GYPSY, 118, f, 3, by Daaher Tipton. 1st Dam: Ela Enta (GB), by Royal Applause (GB) 2nd Dam: Hasanat (GB), by Night Shift CRESCENT CITY OAKS, $75,000, FG, 3-26, (S), 3yo, f, 1m 70y, 3rd Dam: Eye Witness (Ire), by Don't Forget Me (Ire) 1:44.20, ft. ($17,500 Ylg '14 FTKOCT). O- Creek Racing; B-Peter J. 1--#OUR LADY ALLIE, 122, f, 3, by Private Vow Sheppell (OH); T-Wesley A. Ward; J-Albin Jimenez. $45,000. 1st Dam: Our Fan Allie, by Lear Fan Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $59,700. 2nd Dam: Ladyago, by 2--Heavenly Mine, 119, f, 3, Discreetly Mine--Conjuress, by 3rd Dam: Queen of Song, by His Majesty Indian Charlie. ($37,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Robert Alvin ($1,000 Ylg '14 ESLYRL). O-Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc.; Reeves; B-Langsem Farm, Inc (OH); T-Mark Thomas. $15,000. B-Joyce Pickett (LA); T-Thomas M. Amoss; J-James Graham. 3--Fast Justice, 118, f, 3, Regal Ransom--Fast Included, by $45,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0, $112,300. Include. ($7,500 Wlg '13 KEENOV; $15,000 Ylg '14 OBSAUG; 2--Jet Black Magic, 122, f, 3, Hold Me Back--Rhodelia, by Silver $55,000 RNA 2yo '15 OBSAPR). O-Tommy Ligon & Anthony Deputy. ($47,000 Ylg '14 BSCYRL). O-Carl R. Moore Granitz; B-Justice Farm & Greg Justice (OH); T-Anthony J. Management LLC; B-Clear Creek Stud Llc (LA); T-W. Bret Granitz. $7,500. Calhoun. $15,000. Graduate of MJK Bloodstock 3--Sunny Oak, 122, f, 3, Giant Oak--Heckuva Time, by Gilded Time. ($9,500 Wlg '13 ESLMIX; $42,000 2yo '15 TEXAPR). nbs graduate Margins: NK, NK, 1 1/4. Odds: 7.70, 21.50, 8.20. O-Keith Plaisance; B-Jeff & Darlene Wahman (LA); T-Edward Also Ran: Tune Up, Purple Flowers, Dreaminofjustice, Sheza Fine Johnston. $8,250. Justice, Talkaholic, Touch of Bling, Honey Twists, Margins: 4HF, HF, 3HF. Odds: 1.60, 1.60, 5.60. Ibelieveinmiracles. Scratched: Sunny Daze. Also Ran: Ide Biduadeau, Hopette, Aunt Nellie, Jaded Rose, Barefoot Gypsy graduated by four lengths on her debut over Thegoodwitch. Scratched: Calamity Jane. track and trip Feb. 10. The bay filly jumped out to the lead and Our Lady Allie captured her career bow against $20,000 was pressed early, but opened a clear advantage turning for maiden claimers at Louisiana Downs last August for trainer home before holding on determinedly for a narrow score. “She James Hodges and owner Phyllis Hodges. Picked up by Midwest broke very fast, and I was able to give her a little breather Thoroughbreds and transferred to Tom Amoss, she finished rounding the turn, I asked her for her best in the stretch and she second in her debut for these connections in a state-bred dug in bravely despite getting a little tired late,” said winning allowance here Nov. 19, but rebounded to score a decisive rider Albin Jimenez. Click for the Equibase.com chart. victory next out against fellow LA-breds Jan. 10. Regional Report • PAGE 6 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • March 27, 2016

STAR GUITAR S., $60,000, FG, 3-26, (S), 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, NEW ORLEANS LADIES OVERNIGHT S., (NB) $50,000, FG, 3-26, 1:44.93, ft. 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.69, gd. 1--SUNBEAN, 117, g, 6, Brahms--X Strawdnair, by Malagra. 1--MIZZ MONEY, 117, f, 4, Mizzen Mast--Abbeyville Miss, by O/B-Brittlyn Stable, Inc. (LA); T-Ron Faucheux; J-Richard E. Grand Slam. O-L. T. B. Inc. & Hillerich Racing LLC; B-Bernie Eramia. $36,000. Lifetime Record: 23-14-2-2, $1,059,750. *1/2 Flint, Ron Hillerich & LTB Inc. (KY); T-Bernard S. Flint; J-Robby Albarado. $30,260. Lifetime Record: GSW, 18-5-4-2, $248,248. to Mean Butterbean (My Friend Max), SW, $223,850; Brother 2--Cash Control, 123, m, 5, Pioneerof the Nile--Hidden Assets, Bean (My Friend Max), MSW, $434,460; Miss Bean Wah by Mt. Livermore. O-Richard & Bertram Klein; B-Bert, Elaine (Afternoon Deelites), SW, $205,890; Beanwah’smachine & Richard Klein (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $9,600. (Successful Appeal), MSW, $177,152. 3--Mexican Miss, 121, m, 5, More Than Ready--Laguna Plateada 2--Hopeful Notion, 117, g, 6, Notional--Hope For, by Rahy. (Chi), by Sir Cat. ($37,000 RNA 3yo '14 FTKHRA). O-Brad Grady; ($25,000 Wlg '10 KEENOV). O-Autumn Hill Farms Racing B-Patinack Farm (KY); T-Joe Sharp. $4,800. Stables, Inc.; B-Heumann-Suchke Enterprises LLC. (LA); Margins: NO, 2HF, NO. Odds: 3.20, 1.10, 7.60. T-Edward J. Johnston. $12,000. Also Ran: Susie Bee, Christie's Ready, Stoupinator, La Majestique, Bibby. Scratched: Steel Cut, Tuttipaesi (Ire), Magnificent Margo. Winner of last term’s GIII Pucker Up S. at Arlington, Mizz 3--One King's Man, 119, g, 6, K One King--Mist of Honour, by Money was second in this venue’s Marie G. Krantz Memorial S. Honour and Glory. ($19,500 2yo '12 JF2YO). O-Kenneth Jan. 16 and finished third in the 5 1/2-furlong Mardi Gras S. here L. & Sarah K. Ramsey; B-Steve Crowe (LA); T-Joe Sharp. $6,600. Feb. 9. A head second to Cash Control in the course-and- Margins: 1 1/4, 3, 6 1/4. Odds: 0.50, 8.10, 2.40. distance Daisy Devine S. Feb. 20, the gray asserted from her Also Ran: Hot Zapper, Next Event. Scratched: Stormdriver. outside post to press from second through early splits of :23.31 The ultra-consistent and :48.65. Sticking her nose in front as they approached the millionaire Sunbean sealed turn for home, Mizz Money attempted to kick clear in the lane, his 2014 campaign with a but was immediatley confronted by Cash Control and dueled victory against fellow that rival to the wire, getting the bob in a photo finish. Click for Louisiana-breds in the the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Louisiana Champions Day 5th-OP, $80,000, Alw (NW26MX)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 3-26, Classic S. and returned after 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.90, ft. just shy of two months on the SUPER SAKS (f, 4, Sky Mesa--Broadway Debut, by Unbridled's bench to race third in the LA Song) ran the race of her life three back when left alone on the Bred Premier Night lead, capturing a 13-1 upset in the Dream Supreme S. at Championship at Delta Downs Churchill Nov. 27. She faded to fourth at 7-2 after contesting the last February. Shelved for a pace in the American Beauty S. over this track and trip Jan. 23, year and 20 days, the gelding then lost all chance when missing the break at 5-1 in the Spring ran fourth while Fever S. Feb. 20. Sent off at 3-1 in this spot, the gray filly broke understandably not at peak well from her inside stall and hooked up with Donita’s Ruler Sunbean | Hodges Photography fitness in his turf bow in the (Roman Ruler) through a sharp opening quarter in :21.95. She dispatched that rival on the far turn, but was soon joined by the state-bred Dixie Poker Ace S. 17-10 favored entry of Tosha Talifero (Cactus Ridge) and Ghost Feb. 27 and took the lion’s share of the market in this return to Locket (Ghostzapper) past a half in :45.49. Digging in resolutely the Fair Grounds main. Settling third under strong restraint, inside of that pair, Super Saks held firm and opened up in the Sunbean tipped out three deep to challenge after three quarters last eighth to triumph by 3 1/2 lengths. Ghost Locket held in 1:13.37 and pulled clear for a comfortable victory. Brittlyn second, with 21-10 Thoughtless (Rockport Harbor) coming on Stable principal Evelyn Benoit (click here for a TDN feature on late for third. Owners Robert Baker and William Mack also won Evelyn Benoit by Michael Adolphson), raced Louisiana’s all-time Gulfstream’s Cutler Bay H. Saturday with the Christophe leading earner Star Guitar (Quite American). The prolific Clement-trained Giant Run (Giant’s Causeway). Sales History: Lousiana stakes-producer X Strawdnair has a yearling filly by Star $80,000 Wlg '12 KEENOV; $250,000 Ylg '13 FTSAUG. Lifetime Guitar and foaled a colt by that stallion Feb. 1. Click for the Record: SW, 17-5-0-1, $232,080. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Robert C. Baker & William L. Mack; B-Kennelot Stables Ltd. (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas. WHICH sires are hot and WHICH are not? Broken and Trained by Randy Bradshaw Click here to for TDN Insta-Tistics LANE’S END Sales Graduate Regional Report • PAGE 7 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • March 27, 2016

2nd-OP, $78,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 3-26, 3yo, 7th-OP, $75,000, Msw, 3-26, 3yo, 1m, 1:38.30, ft. 1 1/16m, 1:45.35, ft. BIG SQUEEZE (c, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Taittinger Rose {GSW, TISDALE (c, 3, Friesan Fire--Mrs. Vanderbilt, by Citidancer) $382,503}, by Menifee), runner-up on debut over the all- failed to fire with a wide trip at Parx in September, but came on weather at Turfway last December, was a solid second going six late to just miss when adding Lasix over six panels here Jan. 17. furlongs at this oval last time out Mar. 5. Sent off at 5-2, the bay He bested a next-out winner on the front end when stretched to colt stalked pacesetting favorite Big Red Rocket (Summer Bird) this distance Feb. 6, and scratched from a sprint Friday in favor through an opening quarter in :23.59 and a half in :48.17. He of this event, which could provide a springboard to the Apr. 16 engaged the leader after three-quarters in 1:13.01 and powered GI Arkansas Derby. Backed as the clear down the stretch to beat the favorite by 3 3/4 lengths. Out 13-10 chalk, Tisdale broke quickly from his rail draw and was of a graded stakes winner, GIII Sabin H. winner Taittinger Rose content to press the pace while off the rail down the backside. produced a filly by Candy Ride (Arg) in 2015 and was bred back He put his head in front under a confident Ricardo Santana, Jr. to Union Rags. Sales history: $110,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP; turning for home, and stiff-armed ‘TDN Rising Star’ Unexplained $35,000 Ylg '14 FTKOCT; $100,000 2yo '15 OBSAPR. Click for the (Ghostzapper) in the run to the line to for a 2 1/2-length victory. Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The winner is a half to Tujoes (Oratory), MSW, $464,341; and Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $62,700. Dancing Fleet (Afleet Alex), GSW, $286,250. The Pennsylvania- O-Burr Travis, Jay & Philip Morgeson, Steve Weston, et al; bred’s dam produced a Jump Start colt in 2014, an Afleet Alex B-Mike G. Rutherford (KY); T-Garry W. Simms. colt in 2015 and was bred back to Super Ninety Nine. Sales Consigned by Nick de Meric history: $130,000 Ylg '14 EASSEP; $110,000 2yo '15 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, $101,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 3rd-FG, $44,000, Msw, 3-26, 3yo, 1m 70y, 1:44.42, ft. O-Harlow Stables LLC; B-Barbara Brown (PA); T-Ron Moquett. NO DISTORTION (c, 3, Distorted Humor--Pacific Spell, by nbs graduate Langfuhr), a half-brother to champion and GI Kentucky Oaks winner Proud Spell (Proud Citizen), MGISW, $2,131,610, was never worse than fifth in four juvenile starts, closing out last season with a third here Dec. 28. Fourth in his seasonal debut in 13th-FG, $42,000, Alw, 3-26, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, NOLA Jan. 21, he missed by just a half-length last time when 1:36.36, fm. second over this track and trip Mar. 5. Four wide and quite SWEET ACCLAIM (IRE) (m, 5, Acclamation {GB}--Wildsplash, by eager rounding the first turn, the 4-5 chalk tugged his way to the Deputy Minister), whose sole victory came in her Yarmouth lead while under a steady hold from Florent Geroux, who quietly debut for trainer Noel Quinlan, finished second in the 2014 GIII allowed the chestnut to have his way without allowing him to run off. Holding a clear advantage as he hit the half in :46.74, No Appalachian S. and hit eh board in that term’s Wait a While S. Distortion kept on finding with the help of some right-handed and Wild Applause S. Last seen finishing fifth in Saratoga’s Tenski reminders from Geroux to hold Aztec Sense (Street Sense) at S. in August of 2014 while under the care of previous trainer bay for a 1 1/4-length victory. It was the 999th career win for Chad Brown, she was transferred to Brad Cox in the interm and trainer Larry Jones. The winner, who also hails from the family was installed as the 5-2 second-choice in this return from an 18- of GISW J.P.’s Gusto (Successful Appeal), has a yearling half- month layoff. Saving ground back off the pace in the seventh sister by Kitten’s Joy. His dam was bred back to Proud Citizen. early on, the bay advanced up the outside on the backstretch to Sales history: $350,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: sit in a three-wide fourth turning for home. Collaring the leaders 7-1-2-1, $52,680. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, in early stretch, Sweet Acclaim rolled clear under a hand ride sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. from Florent Geroux to knotch an impressive 4 1/2-length O/B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-J. Larry Jones. victory over 15-1 shot View From the Top (Sky Mesa). The winner’s second dam is MG1SW Gold Splash (Blushing Groom {Fr}). Sales history: 100,000gns RNA Ylg '12 TAOCT. Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-2, $99,636. Click for the Equibase.com chart or IT’S A BOY! OR A GIRL! VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Click here to submit your Foaling News for GII/GII Winning and/or Stakes O-Swift Thoroughbreds Inc. & Bradley Thoroughbreds; Producing Mares for publication B-Rathbarry Stud (IRE); T-Brad Cox. in the TDN. Sarah K. Andrew photo

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11th-SA, $59,423, Msw, 3-26, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:49.42, fm. LOTTIE (f, 3, Arch--Apple Charlotte {SW & MGSP, $147,806}, by Smart Strike) dead-heated for third in her Keeneland debut Oct. Friday Night’s Results: 8 and checked in fourth next out st Del Mar Nov. 22. Fourth 7th-TP, $20,900, Alw (NW1X), Opt. Clm ($50,000), 3-25, 3yo, f, again over this course and distance last time Feb. 13, the 7-2 6f (AWT), 1:11.56, ft. shot was unhurried early, running off the rail near the back of WORLD PEACE (f, 3, Ready's Image--World Event, by Quiet the pack through early splits of :23.60 and :47.81. Ranging up American), a debut winner sprinting on the lawn at Indiana three wide turning for home, the dueled with stubborn 20-1 shot Vagabond Princess (Pure Prize) in the lane and kicked clear Grand Oct. 14, was fourth when extended to a mile on the Fair of that rival length for a 1 1/4-length success. Tinderella (GB) Grounds turf Dec. 6 and improved to second next out when cut (Royal Applause {GB}) came running late to tag Vagabond back to 5 1/2 furlongs over that course Jan. 14. Sent off as the Princess for second. Owner/breeder Jack Swain III also bred 2-1 second choice in this first attempt over synthetic, the bay Saturday’s GII TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks winner Land stalked from a two-wide third through opening splits of :22.12 Over Sea (Bellamy Road) and Sanibel Island H. victress and :45.61. Ranging up outside the dueling leaders approaching Harmonize (Scat Daddy). The winner hails from the family of last the far turn, the sophomore took control in the lane and drew term’s GI Stephen Foster H. winner Noble Bird (Birdstone). His away to win by 3 3/4 lengths over Tia Flor (Archarcharch). The SW dam has a juvenile colt named Dance Strike (Tapit) and a winner is a half-sister to He’s So Fine (Purge), GSP, $289,488. yearling filly named Apple Snow (Giant’s Causeway). Lifetime Sales history: $55,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: Record: 4-1-0-1, $44,280. Click for the Equibase.com chart or 4-2-1-0, $41,620. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O/B-Jack Swain III (KY); T-H. Graham Motion. O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Kathie Maybee (KY); Larkin Armstrong Bloodstock Mating T-Wayne M. Catalano. Foaled and Raised by Brookdale for Jack Swain

Saturday’s Results: 2nd-SA, $56,000, Msw, 3-26, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.17, ft. IN BRITAIN: STEELY JACK (c, 3, Candy Ride {Arg}--Fee Fi Fo Fum {GSP}, by Our Channel, h, 5, English Channel. See “Britain.” Giant's Causeway), a $135,000 KEESEP yearling, was fourth going 5 1/2 furlongs at this track in his Feb. 27 debut. Adding Lasix for this second start, the 2-1 shot battled 6-5 favorite ROOKIES Westfest (Unbridled’s Song) through an opening quarter in :21.93, put that foe away after a half in :45.15 and sailed clear to First/second-crop starters to watch: Sunday, March 27 an easy 6 1/4-length victory. Gavin Streetsense (Street Sense) Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2012 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ nipped the favorite on the line for second. Graded stakes placed BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) Fee Fi Fo Fum, in foal to More Than Ready, sold for $85,000 at ARCHARCHARCH (Arch), Spendthrift Farm, $10K, 251/30/2 the 2014 Keeneland November sale. Her More Than Ready filly 8-SA, Msw 6 1/2f, +Sacey Bow, $6K KEE SEP yrl, 20-1 sold for $37,000 at this year’s Keeneland January sale. The mare BIG DRAMA (Montbrook), Bridlewood Farm, $10K, 109/16/1 was bred to Tapit last spring. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $36,960. 4-GP, Msw 5 1/2f, +Shanghaied, $24K OBS OPN 2yo, 8-1 Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- BLANCO (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), JBBA Shizunai Stallion Station, $17.5K, 259/18/1 Tipton. 3-FG, Msw 5 1/2fT, Molly O'Shea, $200K KEE SEP yrl, 7-2 O-Long Shot, LLC; B-Smart Angle, LLP (PA); T-Art Sherman. DROSSELMEYER (Distorted Humor), WinStar Farm, $17.5K, 176/15/0 A Hubert Guy Yearling Purchase • www.hubertguybloodstock.com 6-FG, Msw 5 1/2fT, +Lowen Warrior, $190K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1 FIRST DUDE (Stephen Got Even), Double Diamond Farm, $7.5K, 195/23/1 7-FG, Aoc 1mT, First Heritage, $80K FTK JUL yrl, 6-1 HAYNESFIELD (Speightstown), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 138/22/1 5-FG, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Mr. Dusty, $10K EAS MAY 2yo, 12-1 5-SA, Aoc 1 1/16m, Bistraya, $160K KEE SEP yrl, 2-1 Cont. p9 Regional Report • PAGE 9 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • March 27, 2016

Rookies cont. 8th-AQU, $59,000, (S), (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 3-26, LONHRO (AUS) (Octagonal {NZ}), Darley, $30K, 176/15/2 4yo/up, 6f, 1:11.26, ft. 3-FG, Msw 5 1/2fT, +Mundy Road, 15-1 GYPSUM JOHNNY (c, 4, City Zip--Jb's Golden Regret {SW}, by 7-GP, Msw 7 1/2fT, +Aussie Awakening, $60K FTK OCT yrl, 15-1 Banker's Gold) Lifetime Record: SP, 20-5-4-6, $258,272. SIERRA SUNSET (Bertrando), Paradise Road Ranch, $2.5K, 55/6/0 O-Antonino Miuccio; B-Barry R. Ostrager (NY); T-Linda Rice. 10-SA, Msw 6 1/2f, Phantom Heat, $5K NCA AUG yrl, 50-1 *$55,000 RNA Ylg '13 KEEJAN; $42,000 RNA Ylg '13 SARAUG. TIZ THE ONE (Tiznow), Red River Farms, 63/13/0 5-FG, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Tiz Cherry Wine, 10-1 7th-SA, $58,690, (S), (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 3-26, TWIRLING CANDY (Candy Ride {Arg}), Lane's End Farm, $15K, 146/34/3 4yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:17.15, ft. 5-SA, Aoc 1 1/16m, Rare Candy, $47K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 3-1 WEST MID (m, 5, Western Fame--Summer Stream, by Siberian UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie), Ashford Stud, $35K, 261/41/11 Summer) Lifetime Record: 16-2-3-4, $122,950. O/B-John A. 4-GP, Msw 5 1/2f, Sea Wizard, $190K OBS MAR 2yo, 6-5 Elder (KY); T-John E. Cortez. 5-FG, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Uncle Mo Money, $13K OBS OPN 2yo, 20-1 8-SA, Msw 6 1/2f, Lily, $310K FTS AUG yrl, 5-1 1st-AQU, $54,150, (S), 3-26, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.86, 8-SA, Msw 6 1/2f, Latina Mo, $25K OBS OPN 2yo, 30-1 ft. ZIPPITY ZOOM (m, 5, City Zip--Riserva, by Dixie Brass) Lifetime Record: 10-3-2-1, $118,860. O-F. Jack Liebau, Sr.; B-Song Hill B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N Thoroughbreds LLC (NY); T-Linda Rice. *$47,000 RNA Ylg '12 AMERICA SARAUG. Hidden Brook Sales Graduate STAKES RESULTS: COSTA RISING S., $60,000, FG, 3-26, (S), 4yo/up, 5 1/2fT, 4th-FG, $44,640, 3-26, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 1mT, 1:35.89, gd. 1:03.19, fm. LET US BE GLAD (g, 4, Eskendereya--Matchoftheday {Ire}, by 1--JOCKAMO'S SONG, 121, g, 4, Half Ours--Miss Clairnette, by Hawk Wing) Lifetime Record: 12-4-2-2, $103,410. O-Maggi Trophy Hunter. O-Dare To Dream Stable LLC (Michael Faber); Moss; B-Coteau Grove Farms (LA); T-Thomas M. Amoss. B-Debbie & David Allen (LA); T-Michael Stidham; J-Mitchell Murrill. $36,000. Lifetime Record: 9-4-0-1, $161,075. 8th-GG, $36,000, 3-26, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 6f (AWT), 1:09.93, ft. 2--Eden Grey's Kitten, 117, g, 4, Kitten's Joy--Steaming Home, P CLUB (g, 4, Bushwacker--Sheila's Prospect {GSW, $482,500}, by Salt Lake. ($18,000 RNA Wlg '12 KEENOV; $92,000 RNA 2yo by Not For Love) Lifetime Record: 12-2-2-1, $84,099. O-Jerome '14 OBSAPR). O-Whispering Oaks Farm LLC; B-Danny M. & & Kristina Russell; B-Terry C. Lovingier (CA); T-Ryan Kenney. Donna B. Brown (LA); T-Steven B. Flint. $12,000. *$6,500 RNA Ylg '13 BAROCT; $2,000 3yo '15 BAROCT. Hidden Brook Sales Graduate 3--Brilliant Interest, 117, g, 6, Interest Rate--Henora W, by 5th-PEN, $33,689, 3-26, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.86, ft. Brilliant Sandy. O-Joseph Scott Niolet; B-Jake V. Morreale (LA); NO MORE STRIPPERS (g, 5, Weigelia--Diamonds No More, by T-Judy Lee Behler. $6,600. Diamond) Lifetime Record: 37-7-7-5, $166,808. O-Solleder, Margins: HF, 1HF, HD. Odds: 6.90, 4.70, 21.40. Frederick and Grimaldi, Dana P.; B-Wynoaks Farm, LLC & St. Omers Farm (PA); T-David Nunn. ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 8th-OP, $80,000, (NW26MX)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 3-26, 4yo/up, 5th-GG, $32,247, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 3-26, 3yo, 1m, 1:38.25, ft. 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:46.15, ft. ROCKET TIME (g, 5, Tiz Wonderful--Schism, by Pulpit) Lifetime TOUCHED BY AUTISM (c, 3, Sierra Sunset--Beau's Gem, by Beau Record: SW & GSP, 11-6-0-2, $240,430. O-Frank Fletcher Racing Genius) Lifetime Record: 8-3-3-1, $100,281. O-Johnny Taboada; Operations, Inc.; B-Columbiana Farm (KY); T-Albert M. Stall, Jr. B-George & Mary Clare Schmitt (CA); T-Marcia Stortz. *$2,700 *$47,000 Ylg '12 KEESEP; $150,000 2yo '13 FTFMAR. Ylg '14 NCAAUG. Purchased by Donato Lanni/Hill ‘n’ Dale Bloodstock Bred, Foaled, Raised & Sold by COLUMBIANA FARM 7th-CT, $24,500, 3-25, (NW4LX), 3yo/up, f/m, 4 1/2f, :52.54, ft. RIVETER GLORIA (f, 4, Don't Get Mad--Tamberino {SW, 8th-SA, $60,415, (S), 3-26, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:35.55, fm. $209,060}, by Freud) Lifetime Record: 16-4-3-4, $91,279. THE LAST EXPRESS (h, 5, In Excess {Ire}--Impressive Miss, by O-Gloria F McCormick & Vicki O'Hara; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC Matthews Keep) Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-1, $76,110. O-Cicero (KY); T-Russell E. Davis. *$7,500 2yo '14 EASMAY. Farms; B-Barbara J Ranck Perry (CA); T-Richard Baltas. 2yo Purchase by Joe Brocklebank, Agent 2016 Fee: $5,000 Stands and Nurses

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Breeders’ Edition America cont. 6th-CT, $24,000, (S), 3-25, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 7f, 1:26.39, ft. ELLO GOVNA (g, 4, Charitable Man--So Francie, by Running Stag) Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-2, $41,450. O-Carisa A. Figgins; B-Ollie L. Figgins III & Carisa Figgins (WV); T-Ollie L. Figgins, III. *1/2 to Prince of Windsor (Windsor Castle), SW, $216,525.

9th-TP, $22,800, Opt. Clm ($40,000), 3-25, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (AWT), 1:10.49, ft. MARQUEE CAL GAL (m, 5, Cowboy Cal--Marquee Delivery, by Marquetry) Lifetime Record: 14-4-3-2, $85,530. O/B-David Jacobs (KY); T-Philip A Sims. *Full to Marquee Miss, MSW, $168,925.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Carmens Catcher, g, 3, Half Ours--Kookalou, by Rail. FG, 3-26, (S), 6f, 1:12.35. B-Earl & Keith Hernandez (LA). Patrick's Day, c, 3, Harlan's Holiday--De Aar (MGSP, $194,712), by Gone West. TAM, 3-26, 1mT, 1:37.74. B-John A. Chandler (KY). *$385,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP. **Full to Willcox Inn, MGSW & MGISP, $1,015,543. Lay Down the Law, g, 3, Not For Love--Amber Comet (SP, $186,711), by Amerrico's Bullet. PEN, 3-26, (S), 6f, 1:12.55. B-The Elkstone Group LLC (PA). *Full to Comet of Love, SW, $266,805; Heather, MSP, $191,172. Graduate of Donna Freyer’s Custom Care Equine LLC Preachintothechoir, f, 3, Songandaprayer--Lively Belle, by Bellamy Road. MVR, 3-26, (S), 5f, 1:00.69. B-Raimonde Farms Ltd. (OH). +Ivan El Grande, c, 3, Storm Dani--Ivana's Choice, by Proud Irish. SUN, 3-26, (S), 6f, 1:11.19. B-Tricar Stables Inc (NM). Lady Digger, f, 3, Yankee Gentleman--Desert Digger, by Mining. FG, 3-25, (S), 6f, 1:11.74. B-Raymond Prejean & Gerard Melancon (LA). *$13,500 Ylg '14 ESLYRL. Sensational Game, f, 3, Zensational--Makeitagame, by El Corredor. TAM, 3-26, (C), 5 1/2f, 1:05.08. B-James Morehead & Joe Ramsey (KY). Wildwood Dancer, g, 4, Pomeroy--Dancing Elaine, by Concerto. HAW, 3-26, 5 1/2f, 1:05.15. B-Richard & Linda Thompson (FL). *$23,000 Wlg '12 OBSOCT. Quality Chimes, f, 4, Quality Road--Pleasant Chimes (MSW & MGSP, $314,252), by Pleasant Tap. SUN, 3-26, 1m, 1:38.77. B-Willow Oaks Stable LLC (KY). *$50,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP. **1/2 to Street Chimes (Street Cry {Ire}), GSP.

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JACK HOBBS TO RESUME IN JOCKEY CLUB FROM ‘CALIFORNIA’ TO Last year’s G1 Irish Derby winner Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling) will THE TOP OF THE WORLD make his seasonal debut in the G2 Jockey Club S. at Newmarket on 2000 Guineas Day Apr. 30, according to Godolphin Chief Executive and Racing Manager John Ferguson. The 4-year-old will use that 12-furlong event as a stepping stone to the G1 Coronation Cup on Derby Day at Epsom June 4. "I spoke to [trainer] John [Gosden], who also said he wanted to have Jack Hobbs running in Dubai this time next year, in the [G1 Dubai Sheema Classic on Dubai World Cup day]," said Ferguson. Jack Hobbs finished second to former stablemate Golden Horn (GB) (Halling) in last year’s G2 Dante S. and G1 Investec Derby, and also took the G3 September S. following a summer break after his Irish Derby win. He was third last out in the G1 QIPCO Champion S. Oct. 17.

California Chrome wins the Dubai World Cup | DRC/Andrew Watkins by Kelsey Riley ‘RUNNER’ ON TOP IN LOUISIANA DERBY California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), who first gained international Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg} parlayed another ground acclaim as the ultimate blue-collar horse after his wins in the 2014 saving trip into his second-straight Grade II success, this time GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S., added another chapter to in the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Saturday. his illustrious career Saturday when avenging his defeat 12 months Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. ago to win the G1 Dubai World Cup in track-record time, in the process surpassing fellow World Cup winner Curlin (Smart Strike) as the richest-ever North American Thoroughbred. The opening stages of Saturday night’s $10-million contest could have given Chrome’s connections a sense of deju-vu, with the chestnut positioned, like last year, three-wide and just off the pace after breaking cleanly from gate 11 under Victor Espinoza. Some anxious moments were had in deep stretch when Espinoza’s saddle began to as the pair streaked to a 3 3/4-length score over last year’s G2 UAE Derby winner Mubtaahij (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Chrome’s fellow Californian Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday), but Espinoza said he was able to keep his eye on the prize. "I was just trying to keep my balance and not move my body," he said. "I wasn't that concerned about it, I just kept looking forward and thinking 'where's the wire.' It was not coming fast enough." Cont. in Worldwide News p2 ANOTHER

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Dubai World Cup Report Cont. from p1 Also Ran: Special Fighter (Ire), Frosted, Mshawish, Candy Boy, Keen Saturday, Meydan, UAE Ice, Hokko Tarumae (Jpn), Teletext, Vadamos (Fr), Gun Pit (Aus). DUBAI WORLD CUP SPONSORED BY EMIRATES AIRLINE-G1, Click for the Racing Post result, the AM Wager PPs, or the free $10,000,000, MEY, 3-26, NH4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 2000m, 2:01.83, Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. (NTR), ft. California Chrome put in such a valiant effort when second in the 1--CALIFORNIA CHROME, 126, h, 5, by Lucky Pulpit Dubai World Cup last year that, shortly after his new ownership 1st Dam: Love The Chase, by Not For Love group announced he would return to training as a 5-year-old, 2nd Dam: Chase It Down, by Polish Numbers another stab at the world’s richest race quickly emerged as a 3rd Dam: Chase The Dream, by Sir Ivor target. The feelings of familiarity began at the post position draw, O-California Chrome LLC; B-Perry Martin & Steve Coburn (CA); when the flashy chestnut T-Art Sherman; J-Victor Espinoza. $6,000,000. Lifetime Record: landed in the second-to- HotY, Ch. 3yo Colt & MGISW-US, 21-12-3-1, $12,532,650. Click widest gate 11 (he was the for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: extreme outside nine last A++. year), and continued into 2--Mubtaahij (Ire), 126, c, 4, Dubawi (Ire)--Pennegale (Ire), by the early stages of the race, Pennekamp. (€450,000 yrl ‘13 ARQAUG) O-Sheikh Mohammed when the 2014 American bin Khalifa Al Maktoum; B-Dunmore Stud Ltd (IRE); T-Mike de Horse of the Year was Kock. $2,000,000. California Chrome & Victor positioned on the outside 3--Hoppertunity, 126, h, 5, Any Given Saturday--Refugee, by Espinoza | Racing Post and stalking the pace. Unaccounted For. ($300,000 yrl ‘12 KEESEP) O-Karl Watson, California Chrome’s future Michael E Pegram & Paul Weitman; B-Betz/D J Stable/Kidder/J Taylor Made barnmate, Mshawish (Medaglia d’Oro), was quickest Betz/Robenalt (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $1,000,000. from the stalls, taking up the lead from stall two while last year’s Purchased by Donato Lanni/Hill ‘n’ Dale Bloodstock GI Travers S. winner Keen Ice (Curlin) broke a step slow to his Margins: 3 3/4, NK, 1 1/4. inside and was relegated to the rear of the field. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Dubai World Cup Report Cont. California Chrome had to settle for second to the ill-fated California Chrome, meanwhile, was hung three-wide around the juvenile champion Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) in his prep for first turn, to the outside of the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 last year’s World Cup, Santa Anita’s GII San Antonio Invitational, winner Special Fighter (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), with Frosted (Tapit) and he appeared on his way to victory on this night last year when racing prominently on his heels and Hoppertunity well-back with taking the lead in the lane, only to be run down in deep stretch by only longshot Teletext (Empire Maker) trailing him. Just a half- longshot Prince Bishop (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). length off the lead and still on the outside rounding the far turn, Shortly thereafter, however, things seemed to start unraveling California Chrome drew even with the leaders as Mshawish drifted for California Chrome. He was set for an ambitious international off the rail, leaving a dream opening for Mubtaahij. That 4-year-old 4-year-old campaign, which was intended to include a start at put in a valiant effort down on the inside but was no match for Royal Ascot in June, but that plan went awry the week before the California Chrome, who swallowed up Mubtaahij and Mshawish in race when he contracted a stone bruise while training. Rerouted a matter of strides and was never in danger of losing, while to Chicago to target the GI Arlington Million in August, the Hoppertunity put in a strong late rally to nab third. chestnut was found to have bone bruising shortly after his return According to Trakus data, the flashy chestnut covered anywhere stateside. In the meantime, Taylor Made Farm had completed the from five to 29 meters more than the rest of the field, bar Frosted, deal to buy out Chrome’s co-breeder, Steve Coburn, and he was who traveled two metres more than California Chrome throughout re-routed, once again, to that operation’s Kentucky paddocks for the 2000-metre journey. California Chrome covered 2047 metres a summer holiday. in total, 25 metres more than runner-up Mubtaahij, which equates Unfinished business was not on Chrome’s to about nine lengths. California Chrome becomes the 10th agenda, apparently, as the chestnut American-trained horse to win the Dubai thrived at Taylor Made and it was World Cup in its 21 runnings, and the third announced he would return to training in Kentucky Derby winner to complete the 2016, with the Dubai World Cup as a double following Silver Charm in 1998 and primary goal. He returned to trainer Art Animal Kingdom in 2013. His earnings now Sherman last fall and made his much- sit at $12,532,650, compared to previous anticipated return--a victory in the GII San leader Curlin’s $10,501,800. Pasqual S.--in his new silks Jan. 9. "Today it proves how he can run when Connections then determined that he's 100%,” said Espinoza, who rode Chrome’s tilt at World Cup glory would not California Chrome to his Classic victories Victor Espinoza & Art Sherman | Racing Post look like the year before. The decision was and also won last year’s Triple Crown taken to ship the 5-year-old to Dubai in aboard American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile). “Last year he late January, where he spent two months under the care of finished second, and it was not very fun. My goal after winning the Sherman’s son and assistant trainer, Alan Sherman. California Triple Crown was to win the Dubai World Cup, and we did it." Chrome rewarded that move with a facile two-length score in a Trainer Art Sherman added, "He is a once in a lifetime horse. It 2000-metre handicap at Meydan Feb. 25, which proved the perfect [all-time leading U.S. earner] was a goal in the back of my mind. stepping stone to taking care of unfinished business. You think of all the great trainers in the history of this game and Those who finished in Chrome’s immediate wake expressed you really appreciate that it happened to us." satisfaction with their mounts’ performances. California Chrome began to build a productive but unassuming “He’s back to his best,” said jockey Christophe Soumillon of CV as a 2-year-old, winning three of his seven juvenile outings Mubtaahij, who had something to prove after finishing off-the- culminating in a 6 1/4-length win in Betfair Hollywood Park’s King board in his first two runs of the year. “It was an excellent run. I Glorious S. in his first partnership with Espinoza. The pair would had a nice position but California Chrome is just a superb horse.” win their next five outings together, including the GI Santa Anita Derby, Kentucky Derby and Preakness S. before faltering to fourth in the GI Belmont S. A flat sixth in the GII Pennsylvania Derby after a summer holiday, California Chrome bounced back to finish third, beaten just a neck, in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, and added the GI Hollywood Derby in his turf bow eight weeks later to clinch Horse of the Year--as well as champion 3-year-old-- honours. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Dubai World Cup Report Cont. Swinging three-wide into the lane with (Jpn) (King Jockey Flavien Prat, the partner of Hoppertunity, added, Kamehameha {Jpn}) in hot pursuit, Postponed hit the lead at the “Because of a wider gate, he was a bit deep on the track but he ran 300-metre mark and got to the wire a comfortable two lengths great in the stretch, and finished off very strongly. It’s an even ahead of the Japanese raider. Duramente caused some drama better run because that sort of track is different to what he’s used before the start, throwing a that was unable to be replaced to at home. I’m very happy.” and therefore running with just three . William Buick said he was unsure what caused Frosted to throw in the towel early. “The race went well,” he said. “We were Saturday, Meydan, UAE tracking California Chrome the whole way, but Frosted came off DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC PRESENTED BY LONGINES-G1, the bridle a little bit earlier today than what he usually does. He $6,000,000, MEY, 3-26, NH4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 2410mT, 2:26.97, wasn’t as good today as he was last time and I’m not sure why.” gd. Frankie Dettori said simply of the last-out GI Donn H. winner 1--POSTPONED (IRE), 126, h, 5, by Dubawi (Ire) Mshawish, “It was just too long.” 1st Dam: Ever Rigg (GB), by Dubai Destination 2nd Dam: Bianca Nera (GB), by Salse 3rd Dam: Birch Creek (GB), by Carwhite (Ire) (360,000gns Ylg ‘12 TATOCT) O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-St Albans Bloodstock LLP (IRE); T-Roger Varian; J-Andrea Atzeni. $3,600,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Horse-Eng at 11-14f, G1SW-Eng, GSW-Fr, G1SP-Ire, 15-7-2-4, $5,373,663. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A++.

2--Duramente (Jpn), 125, c, 4, King Kamehameha (Jpn)--Admire Groove (Jpn), by . O-Sunday Racing Co Ltd; B-Northern Racing (JPN); T-Noriyuki Hori. $1,200,000. 3--Last Impact (Jpn), 126, h, 6, (Jpn)--Superior Pearl (Jpn), by Timber Country. O-Silk Racing Co Ltd; B-Shadai Corporation Inc (JPN); T-Katsuhiko Sumii. $600,000. Margins: 2, 1HF, 3/4. Also Ran: Highland Reel (Ire), One and Only

Dubai World Cup winner’s circle presentation | Racing Post (Jpn), Dariyan (Fr), Gailo Chop (Fr), Sheikhzayedroad (GB), The Blue Eye (GB). Click for the Racing Post result, the AM Wager PPs, or the free POSTPONED ON TIME IN SHEEMA CLASSIC Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. by Kelsey Riley Postponed, the second foal out of the winning Ever Rigg--a Trainer Roger Varian saddled his first runner as a licensed trainer daughter of G1 Moyglare S. winner Bianca Nera (GB) (Salse)-- at the Dubai World Cup carnival five years ago, and the received hi s early Newmarket-based conditioner recorded a first-ever win on the e d u c a t i o n f r o m world’s richest card of racing when sending Postponed (Ire) Newmarket conditioner (Dubawi {Ire}) out to win the $6-million G1 Dubai Sheema Classic Luca Cumani. The winner Saturday. Favoured off the back of a victory in the G2 Dubai City of of one of his three starts as Gold on Super Saturday at Meydan Mar. 5, Postponed patiently a 2-year-old in 2013, settled back under Andrea Atzeni as Highland Reel (Ire) (Galileo Postponed was third in the {Ire) took up the lead into the first turn. That front-runner pulled G3 Craven S. and about three lengths clear turning into the backstretch, with Atzeni G3 Tercentenary S. early in positioning Postponed in the two path on the heels of Gailo Chop his 3-year-old campaign Postponed | DRC/Andrew Watkins (Fr) (Deportivo {GB}) and Last Impact (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) at before signing off that year with wins in the Listed Glasgow S. at the head of the second flight of runners. Highland Reel’s lead was Hamilton and York’s G2 Great Voltigeur S. Second in the severely diminished by the time the field began to round the far G2 Gordon Richards S. last April, Postponed finished third, beaten turn, with Gailo Chop drawing alongside the G1 Longines Hong a half-length behind Al Kazeem (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), in the Kong Vase winner, and Postponed stuck on the French raider’s G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh before filling the same heels. position in Royal Ascot’s G2 Hardwicke S. in June. Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 5 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Postponed on Time in Sheema Classic Cont.

The bay exploded into the big leagues with a nose victory in Ascot’s G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. in July, and traveled to France to add the G2 Prix Foy before season’s end. Shortly after that score, owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum shocked the racing community when removing all his horses from Cumani’s care, placing them with Varian. Postponed’s first outing for the Kremlin House conditioner was his three-length City of Gold tour-de-force, and the 5-year-old confirmed his status as one of the best of his division anywhere in the world Saturday. “To win here tonight is right up there with the best, and it is great for the team back home,” said Varian. “This is one of the biggest nights of the calendar on the global stage. The prize money is nice, Andrea Atzeni celebrates aboard Postponed | Racing Post but it is winning these big races which excites us all.” “I was quietly THE REAL DEAL confident watching by Kelsey Riley the race, as tactically Real Steel (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) had not won a race since Ryan Moore [on taking Tokyo’s G3 Tokinominoru Kinen over this trip last February, Highland Reel] set an but the 4-year-old displayed the brilliance and professionalism of even gallop, and I was a seasoned Group 1 winner when posting a decisive victory in the happy with our $6-million G1 Dubai Turf Saturday. Held out in the three path after position,” added exiting from gate 14, Real Steel sat third down the backstretch as Varian. “I knew that if longshot Ghaamer (Hard Spun) set the pace with Godolphin’s fleet he picked up in the filly Very Special (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) breathing down his Roger Varian hugs Postponed’s groom same way as when Racing Post neck. Forries Waltz (SAf) (Greys Inn) and Farrier (Tapit) raced on winning his prep race the heels of the pacesetters, while favoured Tryster (Ire) here three weeks ago, then it would take a good horse to get past (Shamardal) took up his customary position at the rear of the field him. He is a heck of a good horse as a King George winner. He is and Euro Charline (GB) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) bided her time versatile and professional and ticks all the right boxes. I imagine midpack. Still three-deep on the run into the turn, Real Steel lost the King George will again be his mid-summer target, with a run or a few lengths rounding the bend as Very Special took over the lead two before.” and began to draw Atzeni, who turned 25 Saturday, said, “What a way to celebrate clear. Real Steel a birthday. I rode him work on Wednesday and knew after that it re-rallied after would take a good one to beat him. It is massive for me to win straightening for here for Roger, all the team at home and for Sheikh Mohammed home, however, Bin Obaid.” powering past Jockey Mirco Demuro suggested the lost shoe affected the Very Special at the performance of the dual Japanese Classic-winning Duramente. 300-metre mark “It was very unfortunate he ripped a shoe off before the race and with Euro Charline they could not replace it,” the rider said. “He wasn’t comfortable hot on his heels. on the ground with just three shoes, but still ran really well and Real Steel had was beaten by an excellent horse.” Real Steel | DRC/Andrew Watkins enough in the tank Postponed’s dam Ever Rigg--a 1.5 million-guinea buyback at to hold off the mare by a half-length. Tryster put in his patented Tattersalls December last year--has a 2-year-old Nathaniel (Ire) filly late run but didn’t have enough kick on the day and had to settle named God Given (GB) and a yearling colt by Dubawi’s Classic- for third. Real Steel became the second Japanese-trained winner winning son Makfi (GB). on the card after Lani (Tapit) won the G2 UAE Derby earlier in the evening. Cont. p6 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 6 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Real Steel the Real Deal Cont. Jockey Ryan Moore, who was aboard Real Steel for the first time, Saturday, Meydan, UAE said, “He’s a beautiful horse; he’s got lots of quality. It was a big DUBAI TURF SPONSORED BY DP WORLD-G1, $6,000,000, MEY, effort from the horse, he had a tough trip and was out wide but 3-26, NH4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 1800mT, 1:47.13, gd. has toughed it out. He never runs a bad race. He’s a very brave 1--&REAL STEEL (JPN), 126, c, 4, by Deep Impact (Jpn) horse and has had to do it the hard way.” 1st Dam: Loves Only Me, by Storm Cat Trainer Yoshito Yahagi was full of praise for both horse and rider 2nd Dam: Monevassia, by Mr. Prospector after the race. 3rd Dam: , by Nureyev “I am so happy,” he said. “I really thought that my horse was the O-Sunday Racing Co Ltd; B-Northern Farm (JPN); T-Yoshito best in the field going into this race. He settled well, though I Yahagi; J-Ryan Moore. $3,600,000. Lifetime Record: GSW & thought he’d be a little further back. Ryan rode him to perfection. MG1SP-Jpn, 9-3-4-1, $5,557,455. *Full to Prodigal Son (Jpn), Just as I thought, breaking from box 14 wasn’t a problem at all.” SW & GSP-Jpn, $298,204. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple “Ryan was never able to get an inside position because the other Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. jockeys would not allow him,” the conditioner added. “But I still 2--Euro Charline (GB), 121, m, 5, Myboycharlie (Ire)--Eurolink thought he could win despite not having cover. At this point I’m Artemis (GB), by Common Grounds (GB). (762gns Ylg ‘12 not sure where we’ll go, but Ryan said that any distance between TATFEB; 13,000gns Ylg ‘12 TATOCT) O-Team Valor 1600 metres and 2000 metres would suit him.” International; B-Brian Liversage (GB); T-Marco Botti. Jockey Frankie Dettori was complimentary of the second-place $1,200,000. effort put in by Euro Charline. “I had a super run,” he said. “I followed the obvious ones like Paul Hanagan [on Intilaaq] and Ryan Moore. I had a smooth passage through and there are no excuses. Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock I’ve just found one too good on the night. [Trainer] Marco [Botti] 3--Tryster (Ire), 126, g, 5, Shamardal--Min Alhawa, by Riverman. said, try to save a bit and get a bit more out of her in the finish, (150,000gns Ylg ‘12 TATOCT) O-Godolphin; B-Herbertstown and it has worked out.” House Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. $600,000. Despite having a three-race win streak snapped, jockey William Margins: HF, 2, HD. Also Ran: Ertijaal (Aus), Flamboyant (Fr), Very Buick said Tryster had the Special (Ire), The Corsican (Ire), Intilaaq, Forjatt (Ire), Basateen “best run of his life.” (Ire), Gabrial (Ire), Harry’s Son (Aus), Farrier, Forries Waltz (SAf), “He ran great,” the rider Ghaamer. said. “He missed the break; Click for the Racing Post result, the AM Wager PPs, or the free that’s what he does when Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. he runs his best races. It is While Real Steel had won just twice in his eight-race career prior by far the best run of his to Saturday, both of his victories had come over this trip--a 3 1/2- life and the first time he length debut score at Hanshin in December of 2014 in his lone has ever taken on horses juvenile outing, and in the Tokinominoru Kinen next-out nearly two Ryan Moore & Real Steel | Racing Post like that. He’s been beaten months later, where he had fellow Sunday Racing colourbearer genuinely by racing the and yesterday’s G1 Dubai Sheema Classic-second Duramente (Jpn) best way for him. It rode like a very good race and I don’t think (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) back in second. Real Steel lost his he’s ever been this fast in his life.” unbeaten record when second by a neck in the G2 Fuji TV Sho Real Deal boasts a pedigree to befit his status as the winner of Spring S.--a prep for the G1 (Japanese 2000 Guineas--in one of the world’s richest races. He is the third foal out of Loves March, and was second to the table-turning Duramente in the 10- Only Me, an unraced half-sister to European champion 2-year-old furlong Satsuki Sho the following month. Fourth behind Duramente filly Rumplestiltskin, who was also crowned champion broodmare in the 12-furlong G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) in May, the in 2014 courtesy of the exploits of her Group 1-winning daughter bay was given a summer holiday thereafter and returned with a Tapestry (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Group 3-winning son John F runner-up effort in the G2 , a prep for the Kennedy (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Loves Only Me is also a half-sister to G1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) Sept. 27. Real Steel put in an G3 Grangecon Stud S. winner I Am Beautiful (Ire) (Rip Van Winkle admirable effort to be second again--this time beaten just three- {Ire}). Loves Only Me, a $900,000 purchase by Katsumi Yoshida at quarters of a length--in the 15-furlong Kikuka Sho. Shelved again Keeneland November in 2009, is out of Monevassia (Mr. for four months, he returned to his favourite nine-furlong trip to Prospector), a daughter of Miesque and a full-sister to G1 Poule be third--once again behind Duramente--in the G2 Nakayama d’Essai des Poulains winner and champion sire . Kinen Feb. 28. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 7 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

X Y JET ‘RAB’-BED IN GOLDEN SHAHEEN Margins: NK, 3 3/4, 1 3/4. by Alan Carasso Also Ran: Reynaldothewizard, Super Jockey (NZ), Confrontation, Florida shipper X Y Jet (Kantharos) entered Saturday’s Rich Tapestry (Ire), Domineer (GB), Master Kochanwong (Aus). G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen as one of the night’s bankers for many DNF: Kifaah (GB). a punter, given the dominance he had shown over the course of a Click for the Racing Post result, the AmWager PPs or the free five-race winning streak amassed over the course of the winter at Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Gulfstream Park. No Fasig-Tipton. foreign-bred sprinter Kin to no fewer than six stakes horses under his first dam, had annexed the Muarrab was bred to be any kind, but never really got a foothold Shaheen in its over a variety of racing surfaces in England over the course of the previous runnings on first eight starts of his career, mostly in handicap company for conventional dirt trainer Ed Dunlop. The bay underwent a metamorphosis once s i n c e S h e i k h shipped off to trainer Musabah al Muhairi in Dubai, and most of his M o h a m m e d ’ s local success came at Jebel Ali, the track with the uphill finish, M u d a l l e l ( G B ) where Muarrab had posted a remarkable eight wins and a second ( M a c h i a v e l l i a n ) from nine starts. Muarrab & X Y Jet fight out the Shaheen scored for locally Victorious in a six-furlong conditions heat at the facility finish | DRC/Andrew Watkins based trainer Dhruba Nov. 27, he annexed the Listed Garhoud Sprint over this course Selvaratnam in 1998, and distance ahead of the Carnival Dec. 17, but ballooned to fifth but Muarrab (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) put an end to the streak with behind ‘TDN Rising Star’ Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown) in the a gutsy defeat of X Y Jet following a frenetic final-furlong Listed Dubawi S. Jan. 14. Forced to chase Rich Tapestry (Ire) (Holy throwdown. Morawij (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) made some Roman Emperor {Ire}) in the Feb. 11 G3 Al Shindagha Sprint--the ground from the back of the pack to finish third. race in which Marking (Bernardini) threw James Doyle at the break--Muarrab could not quite reel that one in and settled for Saturday, Meydan, Middle East second. But, drawn on the fence for the Super Saturday prep in the DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN SPONSORED BY GULF NEWS-G1, G3 Mahab al Shimaal three weeks back, Muarrab sped to the lead $2,000,000, MEY, 3-26, NH3yo/up & SH3yo/up, 1200m, 1:10.59, and they could not catch him over a track that was playing kindly ft. to speed as he accounted for Kifaah (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) by 1--&MUARRAB (GB), 126, g, 7, by Oasis Dream (GB) 5 1/4 lengths. 1st Dam: Licence to Thrill (GB), by Wolfhound X Y Jet was ever so slightly tardy into stride and quickly recovered 2nd Dam: Crime of Passion (GB), by Dragonara Palace to race in a share of the early lead, but that sluggish dispatch had 3rd Dam: Catriona (GB), by Sing Sing (GB) allowed Master Kochanwong (Aus) (Commands {Aus})--having the (280,000gns Ylg ‘10 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al final start of his career--to shade his every move to the inside as Maktoum; B-Stratford Place Stud (GB); T-Musabah Al Muhairi; Muarrab attended the pace out deep. Rich Tapestry was kept busy J-Paul Hanagan. $1,200,000. Lifetime Record: 24-13-3-2, $1,655,942. *1/2 to Classic Encounter (Ire) (Lujain), GSP-Eng; by Gerald Mosse to hold his spot at the fence and the early pace Group Therapy (GB) (Choisir {Aus}), MGSP-Eng, $154,848; was clocked in :23.54, an extremely sharp early sectional given the Waveband (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), SW-Eng, $210,609; lack of a true run-up. The speed remained very much on as they and Bungle Inthejungle (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), MGSW- raced around the far turn, none of the trio giving way--at least yet- Eng, $142,689. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the -but Rich Tapestry was the first to call it a day at the paint in upper eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. stretch and the stage was set. X Y Jet fought on very gamely with 2--X Y Jet, 126, g, 4, Kantharos--Soldiersingsblues, by Lost Muarrab glued to his outside, their strides synched and neither Soldier. ($30,000 RNA Ylg ‘13 OBSJAN; $56,000 Wlg ‘13 giving an inch, but try as he might, X Y Jet could not resist the OBSAUG). O-Rockingham Ranch & Gelfenstein Farm; B-Didier persistent Muarrab and dropped a hard-fought decision. Morawij Plasencia (FL); T-Jorge Navarro. $400,000. ran on decently for third. The win was the second on the evening for Sheikh Hamdan, whose Af Mathmoon (AE) took out the G1 Dubai Kahayla Classic for Arabians. 3--Morawij (GB), 126, g, 6, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Sister “It’s great for Sheikh Hamdan to have two winners. He’s such a Moonshine (Fr), by Piccolo (GB). (120,000gns Ylg ‘11 TATOCT). star, this horse,” commented jockey Paul Hanagan. “They went O-Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Dunchurch Lodge hard and it suited him to sit. The other horse was very hard to Stud Co (GB); T-Dhruba Selvaratnam. $200,000. pass. It’s fantastic.” Cont. p8 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 8 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

X Y Jet ‘Rab’bed in Golden Shaheen Cont. Saturday, Meydan, Middle East AL QUOZ SPRINT SPONSORED BY MEYDAN HOTELS & The connections of the beaten favourite were hardly dismayed. HOSPITALITY-G1, $1,000,000, MEY, 3-26, NH3yo/up & SH3yo/up, “I got beaten fair and square but he’s run his heart out,” said his 1000mT, :56.34, gd. jockey Emisael Jaramillo. “There was no let up from the go and 1--BUFFERING (AUS), 126, g, 8, by Mossman (Aus) there was no chance to get a breather into him. He still managed 1st Dam: Action Annie (Aus), by Anabaa to run like a champion. He was very tough to pass and it was only 2nd Dam: Overdue Reaction (Ire), by Be My Guest close to the wire that the winner got past. Although he was second 3rd Dam: Temporary Lull, by Super Concorde he was still a champion to me.” (A$22,000 Ylg ‘09 MMQTIS). O-Mrs V Heathcote, S Krslovic, C The race was marred by an incident on the far turn involving Moore, R Ciobo, D Merola, C Lord, Crafty Racing Synd, Kifaah, who unseated jockey Dane O’Neill. Aspariamo Racing Synd & B Harry; B-Racetree (AUS); T-Robert Muarrab became the 15th Group 1 winner for his sire, who was Heathcote; J-Damien Browne. $600,000. Lifetime Record: also represented on the World Cup program by G1 Al Quoz Sprint MG1SW-Aus, 52-20-9-8, $6,425,478. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. runner-up Ertijaal (Ire). *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

2--Ertijaal (Ire), 126, g, 5, Oasis Dream (GB)--Shabiba, by Seeking the Gold. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; BUFFERING THE FLEETEST OF THE FLEET B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (IRE); T-Ali Rashid Al Raihe. $200,000. by Alan Carasso The past performances of Buffering (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}) read 3--Peniaphobia (Ire), 126, g, 5, Dandy Man (Ire)--Umlani (Ire), by like a veritable Australian Sprinters’ Hall of Fame. The popular Great Commotion. (€11,000 Wlg ‘11 GOFNOV; £20,000 Ylg ‘12 Queenslander had kept company with some of the country’s best DONAUG). O-Huang Kai Wen; B-Aidan Fogarty; T-Tony Cruz. short-trackers over the last four or five years, placing behind the $100,000. likes of the legendary Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), Hay List Margins: 3/4, NK, 3/4. (Aus) (Statue of Liberty), Foxwedge (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and Also Ran: Jungle Cat (Ire), Muthmir (Ire), Fityaan (GB), Lady Lankan Rupee (Aus) Shipman, Not Listenin’tome (Aus), Goldream (GB), Sole Power (Redoute’s Choice (GB), Sir Maximilian (Ire), Bel Canto (Jpn), Naadirr (Ire). Scratched: { A u s } ) , w h i l e Mongolian Saturday. narrowly defeating Click for the Racing Post result, the AmWager PPs or the free the latter champion Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by in the 2014 running Fasig-Tipton. of the G1 Moir S. at In a real sense, Buffering is Australia’s horse. The 8-year-old has M e l b o u r n e ’ s raced in four Australian states at 10 different racetracks, better Moonee Valley. than 20 of those in his breeding state of Queensland. Having gone Venturing beyond excruciatingly close in Group 1 tests theretofore, Buffering got the borders of Buffering | DRC/Andrew Watkins over that hurdle in career start number 36, accounting for top Australia for just the Hong Kong sprinter Lucky Nine (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the 2013 second time in his career, Buffering was given a pedal-to-the-metal Manikato S. and, in his 15 subsequent appearances, had run his ride by his long-time mate Damian Browne and swatted all comers top-level grab to a half-dozen. The bay, sixth to Aerovelocity (NZ) away for a 3/4-length defeat of Carnival star Ertijaal (Ire) (Oasis (Pins {Aus}) in the 2014 G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint, defied a 10- Dream {GB}) in Saturday’s G1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan. month absence to successfully defend his Moir title Oct. 2 before Peniaphobia (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) pressed the pace outside of splitting the field in fifth behind current leading sprinter the winner and gave way late to finish third, a year after finishing Chautauqua (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) in the Manikato Oct. 23. runner-up to Sole Power (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}). The victory was the A neck fourth in the G1 Darley Classic up the Flemington straight third on World Cup night and second for Australia in the Al Quoz. 1200 metre Nov. 7, he shipped cross-country for his next, Elvstroem (Aus) (Danehill) took out the G1 Dubai Duty Free S. in validating 3-2 favoritism for a second win in the G1 Winterbottom 2005, while Ortensia (Aus) (Testa Rossa {Aus}) defeated Sole S. at Perth’s Ascot Racecourse Nov. 21. Buffering shined brightest Power (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}) in this event in 2012. of all last time at the Gold Coast, sprinting home to take the Magic Millions Plate by 1 1/2 lengths under 134 pounds. Cont. p9 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 9 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Buffering the Fleetest of the Fleet Cont. “He’s a very strong horse so I really thought I had a good chance Buffering got away well and was in the vanguard early as the in the race,” said Take after the race. “Even though he tripped at slow-starting ‘TDN Rising Star’ Lady Shipman (Midshipman) and the start he traveled really well throughout. Right now he’s still Peniaphobia kept company with him inside and out. Ertijaal raced rather immature so he’s got a lot of growing up to do. He’s getting four away from the stands’ side rail and without cover while better and better and I’d like to go to Kentucky [for the Derby],” tracking that leading trio, while further out, Jungle Cat (Ire) (Iffraaj added the winning jockey. {GB}) was handy enough just to the outside of the well-backed Hong Kong raider Not Listenin’tome (Aus) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}). Saturday, Meydan, UAE Confidently handled by Browne into the final quarter-mile, UAE DERBY SPONSORED BY THE SAEED & MOHAMMED AL Buffering still held the call and looked to always be going slightly NABOODAH GROUP-G2, $2,000,000, MEY, 3-26, NH3yo & SH3yo, better than Peniaphobia, who was clinging on gamely for Joao 1900m, 1:58.41, ft. Moreira as Ertijaal lay in wait. After finally putting pay to last year’s 1--#@LANI, 121, c, 3, by Tapit runner-up, Buffering began looking for the line and got there in 1st Dam: Heavenly Romance (Jpn) (GSW-Jpn time, as Ertijaal’s late $3,527,120), by Sunday Silence bid fell short. 2nd Dam: First Act (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells “He was in terrific 3rd Dam: Arkadina, by Ribot (GB) form before the r a c e , ” B r o w n e O-Ms Yoko Maeda; B-North Hills Co Ltd (KY); T-Mikio commented. “He Matsunaga; J-Yutaka Take. $1,200,000. Lifetime Record: broke really well, to 6-3-1-0, $1,366,618. * 1/2 to Amour Briller (Smart Strike) be honest beforehand MSW-Jpn, $1,758,863; and Awardee (Jungle Pocket), GSW-Jpn, I was more worried $1,608,946. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. about the first 200 Werk Nick Rating: F. Warm reception for Buffering and Damien metres, thinking some 2--Polar River, 119, f, 3, Congrats--Bayou Tortuga, by Empire Browne | Racing Post of the others might Maker. have been a bit too quick for him. Once he was able to travel I was ‘TDN Rising Star’ ($40,000 2yo ‘15 OBSAPR; $25,000 Ylg ‘14 pretty confident we were going to win.” KEESEP) O-Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev; B-Bob Lady Shipman finished a mid-division seventh. McCann, Mark Kelder & Doug Richards (KY); T-Doug Watson. “She looked to the side when they sprung the gate and broke a $400,000. little slow,” her rider Irad Ortiz Jr. explained. “She put me in a good position on her own. She just didn't go on. That is not her race. She would have done well with a better break." 3--Yu Change (Jpn), 121, c, 3, Swift Current (Jpn)--Yu Carat (Jpn), The winner’s dam is represented by the 2-year-old Downloading by Winning Ticket (Jpn). O-K Aitetsu; B-Aitetsu Co Ltd (JPN); (Aus) (Love Conquers All {Aus}), who was purchased by Buffering’s T-Hideyuki Mori. $200,000. trainer for A$75,000 at the 2015 Magic Millons Gold Coast Yearling Margins: 3/4, NK, HF. Also Ran: Vale Dori (Arg), On The Rocks (Jpn), Sale, and a weanling filly by Fastnet Rock (Aus). Lazzam (GB), Frank Conversation. Click for the Racing Post Result, the AM Wager PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. Polar River was undoubtedly a shade unlucky here, as Pat Dobbs LANI GRINDS OUT UAE DERBY WIN was blocked a split when challenging between horses early in the by Daithi Harvey straight. Switched widest, she then stuck to her task gamely and The Japanese raider Lani (Tapit) claimed the scalp of hot lost little in defeat. favourite and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Polar River (Congrats) to win this Trainer Doug Watson was proud of her effort and commented, Group 2 contest. Ridden by Japanese star Yutaka Take, Lani came “She was tight for room at a critical point after the turn-in. She with a late surge a furlong from home to gun down compatriot Yu stayed on very well again at the end. If anything she’s still a bit Change (Jpn) (Swift Current {Jpn}), who looked to have opened up green. But going forward she’s going to be a superb filly as she a winning advantage at the top of the straight. Yu Change began to matures. It was still a good run.” fold inside the last half-furlong, though, and it was Polar River who The winner, Lani, kicked off a successful day for the Japanese finished strongly to get to three-parts of a length from the winner raiders and the victorious trainer Mikio Matsunaga said, “I am so with Yu Change fending off Vale Dori (Arg) (Asiatic Boy {Arg}) for third in a bunched finish. happy, I don’t really know what to say.” Cont. p10 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 10 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Lani Grinds Out UAE Derby Win Cont. Saturday, Meydan, Middle East GODOLPHIN MILE SPONSORED BY MEYDAN SOBHA-G2, “I was a bit worried after he stumbled at the start, but he showed $1,000,000, MEY, 3-26, NH4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 1600m, 1:35.21, how good he really can be today and Take rode a great race.” The ft. trainer was also appreciative of the Meydan officials who allowed 1--#@ONE MAN BAND (IRE), 126, h, 5, by Pivotal (GB) him to saddle the excitable colt away from the crowds. 1st Dam: Musicanna (GB) (MSW & MG1SP-Eng, “The Meydan staff has been very kind to us, allowing us to take $191,737), by Cape Cross (Ire) the best care of Lani 2nd Dam: Upend (Ire), by Main Reef (GB) as possible. He can be 3rd Dam: Gay Charlotte (GB), by Charlottown (GB) very troublesome so (€95,000 Wlg ‘11 GOFNOV) O-Sheikh Saeed bin Mohammed Al we really appreciated Maktoum; B-Richard A Pegum (IRE); T-Doug Watson; J-Sam the allowances given Hitchcott. $600,000. Lifetime Record: 15-8-1-1, $908,619. to us by the track Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick s t a f f , ” a d d e d Rating: A. Matsunaga. Mount Coote Stud, Ireland - produces winners Connections are keen on a GI Kentucky 2--Faulkner (GB), 126, h, 6, Pivotal (GB)--Fibou, by Seeking the Lani | DRC/Andrew Watkins Derby bid and the Gold. O-Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Darley owner’s son, Koki Maeda, said, “We always knew he was special. (GB); T-Doug Watson. $200,000. We would really like to win the Kentucky Derby and based on how 3--Cool Cowboy, 126, h, 5, Kodiak Kowboy--Grand Breeze, by he ran over this surface, I think he’ll be able to run well in Kentucky Grand Slam. ($110,000 yrl ‘12 KEESEP) O-Zaur Sekrekov; if we go. If there is nothing wrong with the horse after the race and B-Columbiana Farm (KY); T-Doug Watson. $100,000. Mr. Maeda wants to go, we will send him to the Kentucky Derby.” Bred, Foaled, Raised & Sold by COLUMBIANA FARM On pedigree Lani certainly has the credentials. He is by elite Margins: 4 3/4, NO, 4HF. Also Ran: Marking, Sloane Avenue, Prayer stallion Tapit (Pulpit), out of Japanese Group 1-winner Heavenly For Relief, Maftool, Gold City (Ire), God’s Speed (Ire). Scratched: Le Romance (Jpn), who has already produced two other stakes Bernardin. winners in Amour Briller (Jpn) (Smart Strike) and Awardee (Jungle Click for the Racing Post Result, the AM Wager PPs or the free Pocket {Jpn}). Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. ‘TDN Rising Star’ Marking (Bernardini) was the strong market choice here based on his high-class U.S. form behind Runhappy (Super Saver) in the GI Malibu S. and his last-time win at Meydan CLEAN SWEEP FOR WATSON Feb. 25, where he was dominant but also green and somewhat By Daithi Harvey quirky. Having previously given trouble in the stalls, he broke One Man Band (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) produced a dominant front- satisfactorily from running performance to lead home a 1-2-3 for trainer Doug the gate on this Watson in the G2 Godolphin Mile. The 5-year-old entire broke well occasion and had and was soon enjoying a nice rhythm up front under jockey Sam every chance, but Hitchcott with stablemate Cool Cowboy (Kodiak Kowboy) tracking came under strong him throughout. Hitchcott kicked for home before the turn in and driving fully two soon had his rivals in trouble. Kept up to his work, One Man Band furlongs from home crossed the wire fully five-lengths clear with Faulkner (GB) (Pivotal and struggled to {GB}) running on from the pack to nab second from stablemate make any real Cool Cowboy to give Watson the trifecta, in a time of 1:35:21. It i m p r e s s i o n , was a memorable victory for British jockey Sam Hitchcott, who One Man Band | DRC/Andrew Watkins ultimately finishing commented, "He jumped and traveled so good. He kicked off the fourth. turn and went well. His most awkward part in a race is usually His jockey James Doyle reported, "He's a horse with an engine jumping from the stalls but he was brilliant today. It’s great for but he's seemed immature to me. Once we started to turn he Doug and the team." started to get a few scoops of kickback and he just didn't face it and I felt I was beaten two strides." Cont. p11 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 11 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Clean Sweep for Watson Cont. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs SC (FR); For winning trainer Doug Watson it was a first winner on Dubai T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-Christophe Soumillon. $600,000. World Cup night and he said, "It's an amazing feeling and I don't Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo Colt-Fr at 14f+, 8-6-1-0, $1,024,025. think it will sink in for a while. The Maktoum family has given me *1/2 to Visoriyna (Fr) (Dansili {GB}), SW & MGSP-Fr, $139,138. an opportunity to train and I’m grateful for that. We’ve got a great Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick group of owners who have given us some nice horses and we are Rating: A. very fortunate.” His winner, One Man Band was a €95,000 yearling 2--Big Orange (GB), 126, g, 5, Duke of Marmalade (Ire)--Miss purchase at Goffs Orby Sale by John Ferguson in 2011 and made an Brown To You (Ire), by Fasliyev. O-W J & T C O Gredley; inauspicious start to his racing career, being well beaten in two B-Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs (GB); T-Michael Bell. Newmarket and Lingfield maidens for Charlie Appleby in 2013. $200,000. Switched to the Watson stable, he improved for the change of scenery and the change of surface, breaking his maiden on the dirt 3--Haafaguinea (GB), 126, g, 6, Haafhd (GB)--Ha’penny Beacon at Meydan at the end of 2014. Having progressed through the (GB), by Erhaab. (30,000gns Ylg ‘11 TAOOCT). O-Godolphin; ranks he made his stakes debut early last month when second to B-Bishop Wilton Stud (GB); T-Saeed bin Suroor. $100,000. Confrontation (War Pass) in the G3 Firebreak S. He followed that Margins: NK, 4 3/4, NO. with an easy six-length defeat of Heavy Metal (GB) (Exceed And Also Ran: Suegioo (Fr), Meadow Creek (GB), Manatee (GB), Tellina (SAf), Neo Black Dia (Jpn), Star Empire (SAf), Certerach (Ire), Excel {Aus}) in a Meydan handicap Feb. 25. Evidently still improving Paradise (Ger). at the age of five, One Man Band posted a career-best Saturday. Click for the Racing Post result, the AM Wager PPs, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. It was public knowledge that the French highweight had shipped poorly--sustaining some scrapes on his forehead when anxious and VAZIRABAD SALUTES IN DUBAI GOLD CUP losing some weight during the travel--but de Royer-Dupre was by Heather Anderson adamant that Vazirabad had regained all of the pounds lost prior His Highness the Aga Khan’s 2015 G1 Prix Royal-Oak hero to this first attempt at 3200 metres. Vazirabad (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) gave France its first win in the Favored to make it six on the bounce, the grey was caught flat- 3200-metre $1-million G2 Dubai Gold Cup, and trainer Alain de footed at the break, but Christophe Soumillon didn’t panic and Royer-Dupre his second Dubai World Cup night victory, when settled him near the tail of the field one off the fence past the crossing the line a neck to the good of the stubborn Big Orange stands the first time. Meanwhile, at the head of affairs, the 2014 (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}). It was also the second DWC night Dubai Gold Cup hero Certerach (Ire) (Halling) had quickly win for His Highness the Aga Khan, the owner/trainer duo landed established a decent gallop while shadowed by G1 Emirates the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic with Dolniya (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}) in 2015. Melbourne Cup fifth-place “His main quality is that he has a big turn of foot and we’re not finisher Big Orange. It was afraid to use it,” commented an understandably jubilant Alain de a break of five lengths back Royer-Dupre. “He was a little tired at the end, perhaps he came to the meat of the field, with Japan’s Neo Black Dia too soon.” (Jpn) (Zenno Rob Roy {Jpn}) His Highness the Aga Khan’s racing manager Georges Rimaud sitting in third. Certerach concurred and said, “I was a little anxious when he was behind cut out the first mile in most of the field, but he handled the turn very well and once he 1:41.50, with positions started to improve I knew his very good acceleration would come Vazirabad | DRC/Andrew Watkins largely unchanged, as into play. The second horse [Big Orange {GB}] has great stamina, Vazirabad remained well so it was an excellent effort from our horse.” covered up. Angled into the three path on the final bend, the lanky gelding began to wind up, though he still had substantial work to Saturday, Meydan, Middle East do. Certerach gave way to Big Orange under an animated Jamie DUBAI GOLD CUP SPONSORED BY AL TAYER MOTORS-G2, Spencer inside the final quarter-mile and the latter kicked for $1,000,000, MEY, 3-26, NH4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 3200mT, 3:19.56, gd. home, but Vazirabad was gaining with great bounds well off the 1--VAZIRABAD (FR), 122, g, 4, by Manduro (Ger) fence. Vazirabad pounced inside the final furlong and, although Big 1st Dam: Visorama (Ire) (GSW & GISP-Fr, $181,397), Orange refused to throw in the towel and stayed on dourly, he by Linamix (Fr) lacked the winner’s late dash, settling a neck behind. It was tight 2nd Dam: , by Mr. Prospector for third, with only a nose separating Haafaguinea (GB) and 3rd Dam: Look, by Spectacular Bid Suegioo (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}). Cont. p12 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 12 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Vazirabad Salutes in the Dubai Gold Cup Cont. “I wasn’t that concerned about it,” pilot Victor Espinoza replied Big Orange’s conditioner Michael Bell was still upbeat, despite when asked about the equipment dilemma. “I just kept looking the loss, saying, “That was a huge run. The favourite is a very good forward and thinking, ‘Where’s the wire?’ horse and he made him pull out all the stops. It couldn’t have gone With winners spanning the globe from the United States, Britain, better, the race went beautifully apart from the fact he got beat a France, Japan, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the world’s neck. We’ll make a plan when we get home, but that tees us up richest raceday once again lived up to its billing as a truly nicely for a big year.” international showcase for the sport’s best. Beginning his career at Longchamp last May, Vazirabad reported U.S.-born and long-time UAE based-trainer Doug Watson’s dream home sixth in his only unplaced effort before improving to take 2016 Carnival continued with his first World Cup night win with an second when stepped up to 1 7/8 miles at Dieppe a month later. improbable one-two-three finish, led by One Man Band (Ire) Off the mark over that course-and-distance July 18, the grey began (Pivotal {GB}), in the opener for Thoroughbreds in the G2 his flawless association with regular pilot Christophe Soumillon Godolphin Mile. The native of Ohio was later represented by a next out, rattling off a conditions score transferred to Deauville bang-up second-place finish from ‘TDN Rising Star’ Polar River over firm turf Aug. 4 and adding his first black-type tally in the (Congrats) against the boys in the G2 UAE Derby. G3 Prix de Lutece back at Longchamp Sept. 6. The stakes kept HH The Aga Khan’s getting higher, but Vazirabad proved worthy, romping by three G2 Dubai Gold Cup lengths in the G2 Qatar Prix Chaudenay Oct. 3 before signing off his standout Vazirabad sophomore year in the aforementioned soft-ground G1 Prix Royal- (Fr) (Manduro {Ger})-- Oak going 1 15/16 miles at Saint-Cloud Oct. 25. a last out winner of Out of Visorama (Ire) (Linamix {Fr}), who scored her biggest win the G1 Prix Royal-Oak in the G3 Prix de Flore as a sophomore and added a third-place at Saint-Cloud in late finish in the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud as a 4-year-old, October--hopped at Vazirabad is the most distinguished of her produce to date. The the start from his rail year-older French stakes winner Visoriyna (Fr) (Dansili {GB}) has draw, but certainly also completed the frame in the G3 Prix de Lieurey and G3 Prix Many well-wishers for California Chrome & Victor Espinoza | Racing Post had more than Perth. Visorama is a full-sister to Prix Matchem victor and G1 Poule enough time to gather d’Essai des Poulains third-place finisher Visionary (Fr); and French himself for a measured late success in the 3200-metre contest. multiple Group 1-placed Visionnaire (Fr); and is a half to French “His main quality is that he has a big turn of foot and we’re not highweight and G1 Prix de la Foret hero Varenar (Fr) (Rock of afraid to use it,” trainer Alain de Royer Dupre warned. Gibraltar {Ire}), as well as GSW Visindar (GB) (Sinndar {Ire}). Those Tapits just keep winning everywhere. A group of Japanese fans let out an energetic celebration by the when Lani (Tapit) surged late for a last-to-first tally (so much for the premature speed-bias tag after the Godolphin Mile) in the UAE HOLLYWOOD ENDING IN DUBAI Derby. An aggressive middle move on the extreme outside down by Steve Sherack the backstretch by veteran reinsman Yutaka Take proved key in Chrome turns to gold! bringing the prize back to the Far East. Quite the effort from Lani, That’s how announcer Terry Spargo described California Chrome especially after stumbling at the start as well. See him next in the (Lucky Pulpit)’s sensational 3 3/4-length victory in the 21st renewal Bluegrass? Sounds like Take’s bags are already packed. “He’s of the $10-million G1 Dubai getting better and better and I’d like to go to Kentucky,” he said. World Cup Saturday “Give us the thumbs up, mate,” a photographer quipped to evening at Meydan. jockey Damian Browne after guiding home Buffering (Aus) The 2014 Horse of the (Mossman {Aus}) to a well-earned win in the G1 Al Quoz. The 8- Year and GI Kentucky year-old was making just his second career start outside of Derby and GI Preakness S. Australia in 52 career attempts. winner, second in the big Sheikh Hamdan’s Muarrab (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) outslugged one beneath the lights in the heavily favored American raider X Y Jet (Kantharos) in a the desert last year, pulsating stretch battle in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen. The bay Field on their way at Meydan became the richest North was also an impressive winner while prepping locally in the G3 American-based Thoroughbred in history despite racing widest of Mahab Al Shimaal earlier this month. “He’s such a star, this horse,” all throughout the 2000-meter race with a slipped saddle. winning rider Paul Hanagan boasted. Cont. p13 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 13 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

Hollywood Ending in Dubai Cont. Largely missing out 2015 following a disastrous spell at Meydan, An hour intermission until the G1 Dubai Turf? No problem, of the chestnut returned to form when capturing a 10-furlong course, when there’s fireworks. What a sight to see. handicap on Chelmsford’s Polytrack Jan. 16 and two starts later Real Steel (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and the filly Euro Charline was adding another over that trip at this track Mar. 9. Stalking the (GB) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) followed suit with some pyrotechnics of boldly-ridden Noble Gift throughout, he was sent up to take the their own once the smoke cleared. Winless in six attempts dating lead off that rival with 1 1/2 furlongs to race and had to keep back to last February, Real Steel overcame a wide journey to finding to see off the unflinching long-time leader in a pulsating deliver the second win on the night for Japan while gamely holding finale. Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by off the Team Valor runner by a half-length. Fasig-Tipton. The lively crowd immediately came to an halt as Sheikh Mohammed made his way through the extremely congested area F i r s t W i n n e r f o r F r e s h m a n S i r e adjacent to the walking ring prior to the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic. 1st-KEM, £6,100, Mdn, 3-26, 2yo, f, 5f (AWT), 1:00.58, st. Postponed (Dubawi {Ire}), trained by the 37-year-old + (IRE) (f, 2, {Aus}--Cercle d’Amour, by Storm Newmarket-based Roger Varian, became the first horse to win the Cat), who was the subject of strong support in the market into 8- $6-million contest after also securing the G2 Dubai City of Gold on 13 favouritism, made a rapid recovery from an awkward break to Meydan’s Super Saturday card. He flashed home nicely to defeat assume command. Threatened only by Playful Trickster (Ire) last year’s Japanese champion 3-year-old Duramente (Jpn) (King (Intikhab) early in the straight, the homebred saw off that rival Kamehameha {Jpn}), who turned in a blinder despite racing with with the minimum of effort to draw away and win impressively by just three shoes. seven lengths. In doing so, Boater becomes the first European The crowd let out a good roar when they sprung the latch for the winner for her first-season sire (by Exceed and Excel {Aus}). The main event and exploded once again as California Chrome struck dam, who is a half to the G3 Norfolk S. winner and G1 Prix Morny the front in the stretch, adding another chapter to a seemingly runner-up Warm Heart (Diesis {GB}) and a full-sibling of a listed- endless Hollywood script. --@SteveSherackTDN winning dam of the GSW Tiger Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}) and two other stakes performers, has a yearling colt by Teofilo (Ire). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,578. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Darley (IRE); T- Mark Johnston.

Saturday’s Results: APOLLOBET CASHBACK IF YOU FINISH 2ND MAGNOLIA S.-Listed, £37,000, KEM, 3-26, 4yo/up, 10f (AWT), 2:05.08, st. 1--#OUR CHANNEL, 126, g, 5, by English Channel--Raw Gold (MGSW-US, $509,006), by Rahy. ($30,000 Ylg ‘12 KEESEP; €33,000 2yo ‘13 GFS2YO). O-Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori; B-Bluegrass Hall, LLC (KY); T-William Haggas; J-Pat Cosgrave. £20,983. Lifetime Record: GSP-US & Tur, 16-5-4-2, $318,862. 2nd-KEM, £6,100, Mdn, 3-26, 2yo, f, 5f (AWT), 1:00.09, st. *1/2 to Kadira (Kafwain), MSW & GSP-US, $176,525. +CHUPALLA (GB) (f, 2, by Helmet (Aus) 2--Noble Gift (GB), 126, g, 6, Cadeaux Genereux (GB)--Noble 1st Dam: Dubai Sunrise, by Seeking the Gold Penny (GB), by Pennekamp. (8,000gns Wlg ‘10 TATFOA; 2nd Dam: Colorado Dancer (Ire), by Shareef Dancer 18,000gns Ylg ‘11 TAOC; 62,000gns HRA ‘14 TA14). O-Canisbay 3rd Dam: Fall Aspen, by Pretense Bloodstock. £7,955. Sent off the 6-5 favorite to bring up a quickfire double for her 3--Maybelater (GB), 121, f, 4, Mount Nelson (GB)--Muscovado, first-season sire from two representatives and a third win in the by Mr. Greeley. O-Mrs James Wigan. £3,981. three British juvenile contests staged so far in 2016 for her stable, Margins: NK, 2 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 2.75, 8.00, 20.00. Chupalla was alert to overcome the potential disadvantage of her Only 13th in the G1 Epsom Derby two years ago, Our Channel outside draw and establish an instant lead. Asked to stretch off the built on that education to finish runner-up in both the G2 home turn, the bay surged clear to record a resounding six-length International Topkapi Trophy over a mile at Veliefendi and the defeat of Stormy Clouds (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}) with the 9 1/2-furlong GIII American Derby during the same season. remainder strung out. Cont. p14 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 14 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

2nd-KEM Cont.

Remarkably, the trio of Johnston 2-year-old winners Sutter County (Invincible Spiri t { I r e} ) --at Saturday’s Results: W o l v e r h a mp t o n 1st-COR, €11,000, Mdn, 3-26, 3yo, 7fT, 1:38.96, hy. Friday--Boater (Ire) CLEAR CUT (GB) (g, 3, Acclamation {GB}--Claiomh Solais {Ire} (Helmet {Aus}) in this {MGSP-Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), a 57,000gns TATFOA weanling and card’s opener and €300,000 GOFORB yearling, was runner-up over seven furlongs at now Chupalla, have Dundalk Mar. 4 and shadowed the early leader. Driven to lead with won their races by a a quarter-mile remaining, the 6-5 favourite stayed on stoutly to cumulative margin of beat Warp Factor (Ire) (The Carbon Unit) by 5 1/2 lengths. The 22 lengths. The dam, dam, who is a sister to the trio of Bolger-trained Group 1 fillies Cuis Chupalla | Racing Post who is a full-sister to Ghaire (Ire), Scintillula (Ire) and Gile Na Greine (IRE), has a 2-year- the legendary Dubai Millennium (GB) from Fall Aspen’s incredible old filly by Archipenko named Comedienne (GB) and a yearling filly dynasty, also has a yearling colt by Farhh (GB). Lifetime Record: by Leroidesanimaux (Brz). Lifetime Record: 5-1-3-0, $16,334. 1-1-0-0, $5,578. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by O-Mrs J. S. Bolger; B-Miss K. Rausing & J. S. Bolger (GB); T-Jim Fasig-Tipton. Bolger. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Darley (GB); T-Mark S. Johnston. 7th-COR, €11,000, Mdn, 3-26, 3yo, 10f 50yT, 2:38.90, hy. HARZAND (IRE) (c, 3, Sea the Stars {Ire}--Hazariya {Ire} {GSW-Ire, $167,872}, by Xaar {GB}), fifth on debut over a mile at Gowran Park in September, was heavily backed and began at 4-9 tracking ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: the early pace. Working his way to the front with a quarter-mile to Ice Age (Ire), g, 3, Frozen Power (Ire)--Incendio (GB), by Siberian race, the homebred, who is a half-brother to Harasiya (Ire) (Pivotal Express. KEM, 3-26, 7f (AWT), 1:26.54. B-Piercetown Stud {GB}), GSW & G1SP-Ire, $109,758, as well as a 2-year-old colt by (IRE). *€7,500 RNA Ylg ‘14 GOFFEB; 21,000gns Ylg ‘14 TAOCT. Shamardal named Haripour (Ire) and a yearling filly by Fastnet **1/2 to Baron’s Pit (GB) (Night Shift), MGSW & G1SP-Eng, Rock (Aus), galloped his rivals into weary submission to win by 16 $245,801. lengths. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $7,555. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-His Highness The Aga Khan’s Studs S C; T- Dermot Weld.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: Jet Setting (Ire), f, 3, Fast Company (Ire)--Mean Lae (Ire), by Johannesburg. B-P Kelly (IRE). *€7,000 Wlg ‘13 GOFNOV; 12,000gns HRA ‘15 TA15. **SP-Fr.

Friday’s Result: 5th-BRE, €8,750, Mdn, 3-25, 3yo, 11fT, 2:40.06, sf. Darley shuttler Helmet recorded his first two European winners at BERGHAIN (IRE) (c, 3, Medicean {GB}--Basilea Gold {Ger}, by Kempton Saturday. Helmet, a dual Group 1-winning juvenile in Monsun {Ger}), a debut runner-up going one mile here in his only Australia, also won the G1 Caulfield Guineas for Darley | Darley photo prior start Dec. 6, was steadied in fourth after breaking on the front end in this sophomore bow. Cont. p15 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 15 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

5th-BRE Cont. 3--Grand Marshal (GB), 59.0, g, 6, Dansili (GB)--Margarula Coming under pressure on the home turn, the 9-10 chalk raced (IRE), by Doyoun (IRE). O-C C Lai; B-Carwell Equities Ltd, GUE; solo against the far rail as the field fanned wide into the straight T-C J Waller; J-J R Collett; A$120,000. and stayed on resolutely with continued urging to best Quick Step (Ger) (Distant Music) by an ultimately comfortable six lengths. The purchased privately by Mick Flanagan chestnut, who RNA’d at €18,000 as a GOFSPT yearling, hails from Margins: 0.2 len, 1.5 len, 2.2 len. Odds: 3.40, 9.00, 30.00. the family of MG1SW European Champion Mtoto (GB) (Busted Also Ran: Montaigne (NZ), Rising Romance (NZ), Almoonqith (USA), {GB}). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, €6,200. Storm the Stars (USA), Arab Dawn (GB), Mongolian, Our Ivanhowe O/B-Capricorn Stud (IRE); T-Jens Hirschberger. (GER). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. Lips Planet (Ger), f, 3, Mamool (Ire)--Lips Plane (Ire) (GSP-Ity), Already the winner of the VRC Derby, Australian Cup and by Ashkalani (Ire). DSS, 3-26, 7fT, 1:35.92. B-Stall Parthenaue Turnbull S., Preferment added The BMW to his list of Group 1 (GER). *Full to Lips Poison (Ger), GSW-Ger, $157,453; and 1/2 victories, leading home a trifecta for his stable when managing to to Lips Arrow (Ger) (Big Shuffle), MSW & GSP-Ger, GSP-Ity, hold off a determined challenge from Who Shot Thebarman, with $129,214. Grand Marshal swooping late to claim third from the sole 3-year- Dschingis Secret (Ger), c, 3, Soldier Hollow (GB)--Divya (Ger), by old challenger, Montaigne (NZ). Platini (Ger). DSS, 3-26, 11fT, 2:32.74. B-Gestut Park Chris Waller’s 4-year-old bookended a quartet of Group 1 wins Wiedingen (GER). *€200,000 Ylg ‘14 BBAGS. in a fortnight for jockey Hugh Bowman, who, after winning the Australian Cup on Preferment, landed the G1 China Horse Club George Ryder S. a week later aboard Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) before jetting off for victory in the following day’s BMW Hong Kong Derby on Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}). Bowman was happy to let Preferment shuffle Saturday, Rosehill, Australia back in the pack from the BMW S.-G1, A$1,526,200, ATC, 3-26, 3yo/up, Open WFA, 2400mT, gate, finding a spot on 2:28.68, Good. the rails towards the rear Preferment | Racing And Sports 1--PREFERMENT (NZ), 58.5, h, 4, by Zabeel (NZ) of the field after a 1st Dam: Better Alternative, by Flying Spur scrappy battle for the lead saw Storm The Stars pushed five wide 2nd Dam: Ancient Lights, by Canny Lad with Our Ivanhowe (Ger) making the early running. 3rd Dam: Hello Lottie, by Beau Sovereign (NZ) Beginning to take closer order with a half-mile left to run, (NZ$190,000 Ylg 2013 NZB National Yearling Sale) O-Mrs L F Bowman’s assertive move at the 600-metre marker proved Huddy, I Bruce, G L Huddy, R Smith, B L Mathieson, K H decisive, as he rousted Preferment to the lead before turning for Warriner, J T C Lake, F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, G G Ltd (Mgr: home and held the advantage down the rail to prevail by a neck. G G Peterson), Magic Bloodstock Racing (Mgr: P G Tighe) &; Referring to the good-moving stayer as a “Rolls Royce,” Bowman B-Mrs B M & L J Anselmi, Sir Patrick & Lady Hogan, Mrs H M said, “I put the pressure on early as he hasn’t shown that he can & M J Moran, Waikato, NZ; T-C J Waller; J-J Bowman; quicken and I didn’t want to be left flat-footed, so I pulled him out A$926,200. Lifetime Record: 20-5-4-1, A$3,364,605.*Full to a lot earlier than I usually would and he showed a turn of foot and Rezoned (NZ), GSW-Aus, A$125,120. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. I thought, ‘oh no.’” *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. He added, “I was able to rely on him and even though he was out 2--Who Shot Thebarman (NZ), 59.0, g, 7, Yamanin Vital of carrots late in the piece he stuck his head out for a Chris Waller (NZ)--Ears Carol (NZ), by Carolingian. O-D M O'Leary, H T trifecta.” O'Leary, M JO'Leary, S C O'Leary, Mrs J C Nugent-O'Leary, Mrs Celebrating his 61st Group 1 victory, Waller said, “It was an A M O'Leary, Mrs F J O'Leary & Mrs L O'Leary; B-B J & Mrs L E interesting race and it was a long straight, that’s for sure. He set Anderton, South, NZ; T-C J Waller; J-B Shinn; A$260,000. sail at the 600-metre mark and, what do you say? It’s Hugh Bowman at his best. I no longer give him instructions. He knows the horses and he got a great feel in the race.” Cont. p16 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 16 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

G1 BMW S. Cont. Ridden into a prominent position by Kathy O’Hara from the gate, the diminutive chestnut filly settled in second behind Self Esteem Preferment is expected to be seen next in the A$4-million Queen (Aus) in the early stages before temporarily losing her position Elizabeth S. during The Championships Apr. 9, a potential mid-race as Valley Girl (NZ) and Sailing By (Aus) were keen to get appearance which will leave Bowman with a tough choice to make involved up front. Always traveling strongly, however, Single Gaze between him and his five-time Group 1-winning stable-mate Winx, tracked the leading pack as the tempo quickened on the bend and who is also set to run in next weekend’s G1 Doncaster Mile on the was asked to go and first day of The Championships. win her race by Outlining Preferment’s likely build-up to his next race, Waller O’ H a r a a s she said, “We’ll back right off him and take him to the beach, maybe straightened for even do a bit of dressage with him, just to keep him interested.” home, and was given A brother to G3 South Australia Fillies Classic winner Rezoned a clear run into the (NZ), Preferment also has an unraced 2-year-old half-brother stretch three horses named Eime Sovaaros (NZ), as well as a yearling half-brother by Rip from the fence. Van Winkle (Ire) and a foal half-sister by O’Reilly (NZ). Valley Girl, who had Single Gaze | Racing And Sports posted an impressive effort on her previous start on home turf in the G1 New Zealand Derby, lay down a Saturday, Rosehill, Australia concerted challenge along the rail to hold on for second from the VINERY STUD S.-G1, A$505,000, ATC, 3-26, 3yo, f, Open Set fast-finishing Happy Hannah, whose place in the line-up was Weight, 2000mT, 2:03.03, Good. confirmed on the scratching of ante-post favourite Jameka (Aus). 1--&SINGLE GAZE, 56.0, f, 3, by Not a Single Doubt “I’m numb, I’m absolutely numb,” said Olive, who has won the 1st Dam: Redaluca's Gaze, by Intergaze Canberra trainers’ title six times and has previously saddled a 2nd Dam: Crying in the Rain, by Sanction Group 1 place-getter in Australasian Oaks second Zenarta (Aus). 3rd Dam: Maudlin, by Whiskey Road (USA) “It’s every trainer’s dream to win a Group 1 and, it’s funny, I’ve (A$70,000 Ylg 2014 MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale) O-N Olive, been so relaxed all week and came here today so confident and I M P Hay, D E Tout, W P Oxford, M Notaras, R P Keeley, P couldn’t understand why nobody wanted a bar of her.” Kouvelis, N Keeley & Redbank North Pty Ltd; B-Mr JA He added, “She’s just a top filly, she keeps stepping up to the Middleton NSW; T-N J Olive; J-Ms K O'Hara; A$305,000. mark and is such a gutsy little filly.” Lifetime Record: 13-3-3-2, A$1,178,300. *1/2 to Le Val (Aus) For winning rider O’Hara, who received a fine from the stewards (Snitzel {Aus}), SW-Aus, $257,300. Werk Nick Rating: A++. for saluting before crossing the line, it was a second Group 1 win, Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. having steered Ofcourseican (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}) to glory in the 2--Valley Girl (NZ) , 56.0, f, 3, Mastercraftsman (Ire)--Leigh 2012 Coolmore Classic. Valley (NZ), by Bianconi (USA). O-Wentwood Grange (Mgr: D She said, “It’s so good to win a Group 1 on this horse. She is so D Hawkins); B-D, L & S Hawkins & Llanhennock Trust, small but she is such a trier. She did it tough and got a bit of cover Waikato, NZ; T-Ms D Logan; J-Emma Stent; A$100,000. mid-race but she is so strong.” 3--Happy Hannah, 56.0, f, 3, More Than Ready (USA)--Absolute O’Hara also rode Single Gaze’s dam, the three-time winner Joy (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ). O-Strawberry Hill Stud (Mgr: J D Redaluca’s Gaze, whose first foal, Le Val (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), won Singleton), Miss H Singleton; B-Strawberry Hill Stud NSW; T-P the Listed GCTC Ken Russell Memorial Classic. She has an unraced & P Snowden; J-B Shinn; A$50,000. 2-year-old filly named Red Heat (Aus) (Helenus {Aus}), as well as a Margins: 0.8 len, 1.0 len, 1.5 len. Odds: 11.00, 8.50, 6.50. yearling colt by Commands (Aus) and a colt foal by So You Think Also Ran: Self Esteem, Capella (NZ), Honesta, Asinara, Risque (NZ), (NZ). Believe, Ambience, Stay With Me, Heartlings, Sailing By, Lonely Orphan. Scratched: Jameka (Aus). Click here for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com five-generation catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. Single Gaze provided her Canberra-based trainer Nick Olive with an important milestone in his career when becoming his first Group 1 winner in the Vinery Stud S. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 17 of 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016

FLYING ARTIE INJURED; OUT UNTIL SPRING Saturday, Nakayama, Japan -G2, ¥128,620,000 (US$1,137,394), Nakayama, 3-26, G1 Blue Diamond S. runner-up Flying Artie (Aus) (Artie Schiller) 4yo/up, 2500mT, 2:36.80, fm. is suffering from sesamoiditis and will be spelled until the spring, 1--GOLD ACTOR (JPN), 128, h, 5, Screen Hero (Jpn) according to Racing.com. Trainer Mick Price told that site the 1st Dam: Heilong Xing (Jpn), by Kyowa Alysheba condition was discovered after a routine workout while the colt 2nd Dam: Happy Hien (Jpn), by Manado (Ire) was preparing for the Apr. 2 G1 Sires’ Produce S. 3rd Dam: Buzen Fubuki (Jpn), by Sedan (Fr) “[Jockey Damien [Oliver] rode him [Saturday] morning and he O-Kaname Ishiro; B-Hokusho Farm; T-Tadashige Nakagawa; wasn’t 100% happy with him and he’s got sesamoiditis,” Price said. J-Hayato Yoshida; ¥67,644,000; Lifetime Record: G1SW-Jpn, “He’s aggravated an area above the inside sesamoid, near front. 14-8-2-1. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk It’s due to immaturity and the horse needs to spell for a couple of Nick Rating: A+. months. He’s a young horse so hopefully he should be OK. 2--Sounds of Earth (Jpn), 123, h, 5, Neo Universe (Jpn)--First Hopefully he’ll be alive and well for the Caulfield Guineas.” Violin, by Dixieland Band. O-Teruya Yoshida; B-Shadai Farm; Flying Artie broke his maiden in the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude ¥27,184,000. Feb. 13 before finishing an unlucky second to stablemate Extreme 3--Marialite (Jpn), 121, m, 5, Deep Impact (Jpn)--Chrysoprase Choice (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}) in the Blue Diamond. He (Jpn), by . O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm; was third in last weekend’s G1 Golden . ¥17,092,000. Margins: 3/4, 1.1/4, 1.1/4. Odds: 2.30, 1.40, 5.60. Also Ran: Albert (Jpn), Decipher (Jpn), Action Star (Jpn), Hokko Brave (Jpn), Cosmo Robin (Jpn), Fragarach (Jpn). EXTREMELY A STANDOUT FOR INGLIS SALE Click for the Racing Post chart or the free Equineline.com The Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling sale catalogue, catalogue-style pedigree. JRA Video. which features dispersals and reductions from four leading nurseries as well as weanlings by accomplished and exciting young Saturday, Hanshin, Japan sires, is now online. The sale runs May 1 to 4, beginning with the MAINICHI HAI-G3, ¥72,540,000 (US$641,475), Hanshin, 3-26, 3yo, Platinum Weanling Session, where all 123 weanlings entered will 1800mT, 1:47.30, fm. have x-rays available for viewing. The catalogue contains weanlings 1--SMART ODIN (JPN), 126, c, 3, Danon Chantilly (Jpn) from the families of Group 1 winners Flamberge (Aus) (Exceed and 1st Dam: Lady Upstage (Ire) (GSW-Ire, SW & GSP-Eng, Excel {Aus}), Samaready (Aus) (More Than Ready), Holler (Aus) GISP-NA, G1SP-Fr, $290,482), by (Commands {Aus}), Nicconi (Aus) (Bianconi) and Snitzel (Aus) 2nd Dam: She's The Tops (GB), by Shernazar (Ire) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}). 3rd Dam: Troytops (GB), by Troy (GB) The broodmare section of the catalogue includes dispersals from O-Toru Okawa; B-Sky Beach Stable; T-Kunihide Matsuda; Bell River Thoroughbreds, Bell View Park Stud, Gooree Park Stud J-Keita Tosaki; ¥38,378,000; Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0. *1/2 to and Think Big Stud. Headling the Bell River dispersal will be Travel Team () SP-Fr; SP-US $118,813. Werk Nick Extremely (Aus) (Hussonet), the dam of this year’s G1 Blue Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Diamond S. winner Not A Single Doubt (Aus), carrying his full- 2--Urban Kid (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Heart's Cry (Jpn)--Cockney, by sibling. Newgate Farm will offer Group 1 performer Pane In The Swain (Ire). O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm; ¥15,108,000. Glass (Aus) (Testa Rossa {Aus}), in foal to Deep Field (Aus), and 3--Taisei Summit (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Daiwa Major (Jpn)-Vinedresser other blue-blooded mares on offer include a close relative to (Jpn), by End Sweep. (¥24,000,000 Ylg ’14 JRHAJUL) O-Seiho Group 1 winner Your Song (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}); a full-sister Tanaka; B-Shadai Farm; ¥9,554,000. to G1 Flight S. winner Speak Fondly (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}); Margins: 1.1/4, 3/4, HF. Odds: 0.70, 5.80, 3.60. and Group 1 winner Faint Perfume (Aus) (Shamardal), in foal to Also Ran: Rainbow Flag (Jpn), Roi Absolu (Jpn), Deep Exceed (Jpn), Redoute’s Choice (Aus). Eifer Pretty (Jpn), Canon Storm (Jpn), Toa Raijin (Jpn), Oken Dia (Jpn). Click for Racing Post chart or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. JRA Video.